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THE  AMERICA'S  CUP. 


A    TESTIMONIAL 


CHAKLES     J.    PAiNE 


EDWARD    BURGESS, 


IKUM       i  H  i: 


CITY      OF       BOSTON, 

FOK     rilKlK    SL'CCESSFUL    DEFP:N('E    OF     IIIF 
AArFUrCA'S    CUP. 


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MKi)   i;y   ohdkr   of    riiK  c  irv   (ofncil 

18  8  7. 


CITY     OF     BOSTON. 


In    Board    of   Aldermen,    Oct.    10,   1887. 

Ordered,  Tliat  the  Clerk  of  Coniniittees  be  authorized  to  prepare  for 
publication,  under  the  direction  of  the  Committee  on  Printing,  an  appropri- 
ate memorial  volume,  giving  an  account  of  the  action  of  the  City  Council, 
and  the  reception  at  Faneuil  Hall  by  the  City  of  Boston,  to  Charles  J. 
Paine,  owner,  and  Edward  Burgess,  designer,  of  the  yacht  Volunteer, 
including  biographical  sketches  of  said  gentlemen :  and  that  tiie  same  be 
printed,  the  expense  incurred  thereby  to  be  charged  to  the  appropriation 
for    Printing. 

Passed.       Sent    down   for   concurrence. 

In    Common    Council,   Oct.   13,   1887. 
Concurred. 

Approved    by    the    Mayor    October    1."),    1887. 
A    true    cojiy. 

Attest:  JOHN    T.    PKIEST, 

Assistant   Citi/   Clerk. 


I'KESS      OK 

UOCKWELL     AND     CHUKCUILL, 

II    O   S    T   O    N  . 


C  0  N  T  E  N  T  S . 


I.MHoni  (  TOKv    History  .... 

Victory   of   the    America 

Description    of   tlic    America    (Note)  . 

First   Interriiitional    Hacc,    1870    . 

Second   International   Kace,   1871 

Third   International   Race,    1876 . 

Fourth   International    Race,    1881 

Deed   of   Gift   of  tlie  .America's   Cup    to    t 
Club 

The    Challenge    of  the   Genes/a    . 

The    Boston    Sloop   Puritan 

The    Enj^lish    Cutter   Genesta 

The   Trial    Races   of  1885    . 

Summary   of  the    First   Race- 
Second   Trial    Race,    and    Sununary 
Third   Trial   Race,    and   Summary 

Tiic    America's    Cup   Races    of    1885   . 
Tlie    First    Race     .... 
Summary   of  the    First    Race 
Tiie    Second   Race 
Summary    of  the    Second   Race 

The    Chalien.Lre    of   Ihe    Galaiea   . 

The    Boston    Sloop    Mayflower     . 

The   English   Cutter  Galatea 

The   Trial    Races   of  1886  >  . 

Summary    of  the    First    Race 
Seccmd   Trial    Race,    and    Summary 

The    America's    Cup   Riices    of    1886   . 
The   First  Race     .... 


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Sumiiiaiv  of  tlic  First  Race 

Tlie  Second  Kacc  . 

Suniinary  of  the  Second  Uace 
Tlie  Cliallon.ue  of  tlie   Thistle 
The  Steel  Sloop    Volunteer  . 
The  "Boston  Herald"  Cup    (Note) 
The  Scotch  Cutter   Thistle  . 
The  Trial  Race  of  1887 

Summary  of  the  Race   . 
The  America's  Cup  Races  of  1887 

The  First  Race 

Summary  of -the  First  Race  . 

The  Second  Race  . 

Summary  of  the  Second  Race 
Table  of  Contests  for  the  America's  Cup  in  American  Waters 
The  America's   Cup       .... 

New  Deed  of  Gift  of  the  Cup  to  the  New  York  Yacht  Club 
Biographical   Sketch   of   Charles   J.    Paine 
Biographical   Sketch   of   Edward   Burgess 
The   Reception   in    Faneuil   Hall 
Committee   on   Reception 

Message  from  His  Honor  the  Mayor  to  the  Cit 
Action  of  the  City  Council  .... 
Address  of  His  Honor  the  Mayor 
Remarks   of  Charles   J.  Paine     . 
Remarks    of   Edward   Burgess 
Remarks    of   His    Excellency    Governor    Ames 
Remarks    of  Frederic    0.  Prince 
Telegram    from    Marblehead 
Remarks    of   William    Everett 
Remarks   of   Henry   B.  Lovering 
Remarks    of   Rev.  E.  A.  Horton 
Remarks   of    Charles   Levi   Woodbury 
Remarks    of    Rev.  J.  P.   Bodfish 
Remarks    and   Poem    by    Rev.  M.  J.   Savage 
Remarks    of   Gen.  N.  P.  Banks 
Remarks    of   Thomas   J.  Gargan 


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Kc'iuiirks    ol'    WilliMiii    Iv    Itiissell         ......  117 

Letter   from    dipt.   II.  C.   Ilatl' Hx 

.Address    of  WelcoiiR-    from    "  DalilLrren    Post,    No.   2,  (i..-\.K."  Hit 

C"iH!l!KSPONI>KN(  K,      KTC.  .........     Itjl-I.j'.) 

Letter    from    Oliver    Wendell    Holmes           .....  1.51 

Letter   from    Uenjamiii    F.   liutler        .         .         .         .  I'll 

Letter   from    Charles    Deveiis        .......  I.j.J 

Letter    from    Henry    Cal)ot    Lod<je        .         .         .         .         .         .  154 

Letter   from   John    M.  Forbes      .......  151 

Letter   from    K.  B.  Forbes 155 

Message   from   "Old   Colony   Club" 155 

Message    from    "Sons    of  Martha's    Vineyard"            .         .         .  155 

Message   from    "New    Bedford    Yaeht   Club"              .         .         .  157 

Letter  from    Rev.  Pliillips   Brooks      .         .         .         .         .         •  157 

Letter    from    Charles    W.  Eliot 157 

Letter   from    Rev.  James    Freeman    Clarke          ....  158 

Acknowledgment   from    Charles    J.  I'aine    .         .         .                   •  158 

Reply   of  His   Honor   the   Mayor   to   General  Faine           .  15!t 


LIST    OV    ILLUSTRATIONS. 


The   America's   Cup 

The    Schooner   America  . 

The   Boston   Slooi"    Puritan  . 

The   English   Cutter    Genesta 

The    Boston    Sloop    Mayflower 

The   English   Cutter    Galatea 

Race   between   the    Mayflower   and    Galatea 

The   Boston   Sloop    Volunteer 

The   Scotch   Cutter    Thistle  . 

Diagram   of   Sails    . 

Portrait   of   Charles   J.    Paine 

Portrait   of   Edward   Burgess 

Interior   of   Faneuil    Hall    . 


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INTRODUCTORY     HISTORY 


INTERNATIONAL     REGATTAS 


INTRODUCTORY     HISTORY. 


For  the  proper  understanding  of  the  meaning  of  the 
celebration  recorded  in  these  pages,  a  brief  retrospect  is 
necessary.  The  gentlemen  who  have  been  honored  in  this 
manner  have  been  for  three  successive  years  the  successful 
defenders  of  the  "  America's  Cup ;  "  hence  the  necessity  of 
explaining  what  that  trophy  is. 

The  yacht  Aynenca  was  undoubtedly  the  product  of 
the  excitement  attendant  upon  the  World's  Fair  at  London, 
in  1851.  National  pride  was  excited  by  the  competition 
opened  in  so  man}'  branches  of  industry,  and.  among  other 
departments,  that  of  ship-building  was  deeply  stirred. 
American  clippers  and  American  })il()t-boats  had  a  great 
reputation  for  speed,  and  the  most  noted  designer  of 
the  latter  class  of  vessel  was  George  Steers,  of  New 
York. 

Com.  John  C.  Stevens,  of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club, 
was  the  owner  of  the  sloop-yacht  Maria,  built  by  Steers 
in  1<S4(),  which  had  i)roved  the  correctness  of  the  theories 
of  her  designer.  In  1851  ^Ir.  Stevens  and  a  few  friends 
were  easily  induced  to  give  an  order  to  ^Ir.  Steers  for  a 
new  schooner,  to  be  sent  abroad  to  maintain  the  reputation 
of  the  American  flag.  No  special  challenge  was  issued  by 
the  British  yacht  clubs,  but  it  was  well  understood  that 
there   would  be   many   races  sailed   in  British  waters,   and   it 


10  PAiNE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

was  supposed  that  the  straDger  would  have  many  chances 
to  compete  for  prizes. 

The  result  was  that  George  Steers  built  the  America, 
and  took  her  across  to  Havre,  where  she  was  put  into 
racing-trim.  Thence  she  sailed  to  Cowes,  Isle  of  ^Vight,  a 
noted  rendezvous  for  3'achts,  and  prepared  for  business. 
Unfortunately  the  English  cutter  Laverock  secured  a 
trial-race,  and,  as  Commodore  Stevens  wrote,  "Not  many 
hours  after  anchoring  at  Cowes  it  was  well  understood  from 
the  known  capacity  of  the  Laverock  that  certainly  no 
schooner,  and  probably  no  cutter,  of  the  Eoyal  Yacht 
Squadron  could  I)eat  the  Yankee  in  sailing  to  windward  in 
a  moderate  breeze." 

The  English  yachtsmen  were  simply  amazed  and  frightened 
by  the  new-comer,  and  were  very  slow  in  attempting  to 
meet  her.  Commodore  Stevens  posted  in  the  club-house 
at  Cowes  a  challenge  to  sail  the  America  in  a  match 
against  any  British  vessel  whatever,  for  any  sum  from  one 
to  ten  thousand  guineas,  merely  stipulating  that  there  should 
be  not  less  than  a  six-knot  breeze. 

This  challenge  was  left  open  until  the  17th  of  August, 
1851  ;    but    no    acceptance    or  repl}'^   to  it    was  received. 

On  the  28tli  of  August  the  America  sailed  against 
the  schooner  yacht  Titania,  owned  l)y  Robert  Stephen- 
son. The  race  was  for  £100,  to  sail  twenty  miles  to 
windward  and  back,  and  the  America  won  by  nearly  an 
hour.  The  Titania,  however,  was  by  no  means  a  champion 
yacht,  and  this  race  decided  nothing. 

Failing  in  all  other  attempts  to  get  a  match,  it  was 
decided  to  enter  the  America  in  a  regular  regatta  to  be 
sailed   for   the  Royal  Yacht   Squadron's  Cup  of  £100.      The 


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newspapers  of  that  date  bear  evidence  to  the  intense  interest 
excited  by  the  contest,  and  we  select  the  following  account 
from  the  "London  Illustrated  News."  From  the  same  jour- 
nal we  have  copied  the  very  satisfactory  picture  which 
shows   the    America    as    she    was    at    that    time :  — 


"ROYAL      YACHT      SQUADKON     REGATTA.  —  VICTORY      OF     THE 

AMERICA. 

"The  race  at  Cowes.  on  Friday  se'nnight,  for  the  Royal 
Yacht  Squadron  Cup  of  £100,  furnished  our  yacht.smen 
with  an  opportunity  of  'realizing,'  as  our  transatlantic 
brethren  would  say,  what  those  same  dwellers  beyond  the 
ocean  can  do  afloat  in  competition  with  ourselves.  None 
doubted  that  the  America  was  a  very  fast  sailer,  but 
her  powers  had  not  been  measured  l)v  the  test  of  an  actual 
contest.  Therefore,  when  it  became  known  that  she  was 
entered  amongst  the  yachts  to  run  for  the  cup  on  Friday, 
the  most  intense  interest  was  manifested  by  all  classes,  from 
the  highest  to  the  humblest,  who  have  thronged  in  such 
masses  this  season  to  the  Isle  of  Wight ;  and  even  Her 
Majesty  and  the  Court  felt  the  influence  of  the  universal 
curiosity  which  was  excited  to  see  how  the  stranger,  of 
whom  such  great  things  were  said,  should  acquit  herself 
on  the  occasion.  The  race  was,  in  fact,  regarded  as  a 
sort  of  trial  heat,  from  which  some  anticipation  might  be 
formed  of  the  result  of  the  great  international  contest,  to 
which  the  owners  of  the  America  have  challenged  the 
yachtsmen  of  England,  and  which  Mr.  R.  Stephenson,  the 
eminent  engineer,  has  accepted,  by  backing  his  own  schooner, 
the  Titania,  against  the  America, 


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"Among  the  visitors  on  Friday  were  many  strangers, — 
Frenchmen  en  route  for' Havre,  Germans  in  quiet  wonderment 
at  the  excitement  around  them,  and  Americans  ah-eady  tri- 
umphins:  in  the  anticipated  success  of  their  countrymen. 
The  cards  containing  the  names  and  colors  of  the  yachts 
described  the  course  merely  as  being  'round  the  Isle  of 
Wio-ht : '  the  printed  programme  stated  that  it  was  to  be 
'  round  the  Isle  of  Wight,  inside  Norman's  Buoy  and 
Sandhead  Buoy,  and  outside  the  Nab.'  The  distinction 
o-ave  rise,  at  the  close  of  the  race,  to  questioning  the 
America's  right  to  the  Cup,  as  she  did  not  sail  outside 
the  Nab  Light;  but  this  objection  was  not  persisted  in, 
and  the  Messrs.  Stevens  were  presented  with  the  Cup. 
The  following  yachts  were  entered.  They  were  moored  in 
a    double   line.      No   time    allowed   for   tonnage :  — 


NAME. 

CLASS. 

TONS. 

OWNERS. 

"Beatrice    .     . 

.  Schooner  . 

161 

Sir   W.    P.    Carew. 

Volante     .     . 

.  Cutter.     .     .     . 

48 

Mr.    J.    L.    Cragie. 

Arrow . 

.  Cutter .     .     .     . 

84 

Mr.    T.    Chamberlayne. 

Wyvern    .     . 

.  Schooner  .     .     . 

205 

The  Duke  of  Marlbor- 
ough. 

Tone     . 

.  Schooner  .     .     . 

75 

Mr.    A.    Hill. 

Constance 

,   Schooner  .      .     . 

218 

The  Marquis  of  Conyng- 
ham. 

Titania     .     . 

.  Schooner  .     .     . 

100 

Mr.    R.    Stephenson. 

Gipsy   Queen 

.  Schooner  .     .     . 

160 

Sh   H.    B.    Hoghton. 

Alarm . 

.  Cutter .      .      .     . 

193 

Mr.    J.    Weld. 

Mona  .     .     . 

.  Cutter .     .     .     . 

82 

Lord   A.    Paget. 

America   . 

.  Schooner  .     .     . 

170 

Mr.  J.    B.  Stevens,  etc 

Brilliant    .     . 

.  3-mast-schooner, 

392 

Mr.    G.    H.    Ackers. 

Bacchante 

.  Cutter .     .     . 

80 

Mr.    B.    H.    Jones. 

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Freak    ....  Cutter.     ...     60  Mr.    W.    Curling. 

Stella  ....  Cutter.     ...     65  Mr.    R.    Frankland. 

Eclipse      .     .     .  Cutter.     ...     50  Mr.    H.    S.    Fearon. 

Fernande .     .     .  Schooner.     .     .127  Major  Marty  n. 

Aurora      .     .      .   Cutter ....     47  Mr.    T.    Le    Merchant. 

"At  9.55  the  preparatory  gun  was  fired  from  the  Club- 
house battery,  and  the  yachts  were  soon  sheeted  from  deck 
to  topmast  with  clouds  of  canvas,  huge  gaff-topsails  and 
balloon-jibs  being  greatly  in  vogue,  and  the  America 
evincing  her  di.sposition  to  take  advantage  of  her  new  jil) 
bv  hoistinor  it  with  all  alacritv.  The  whole  flotilla  not  in 
the  race  were  already  in  motii)n,  many  of  them  stretch- 
insr  down  towards  Osborne  and  Ryde  to  aet  grood  start 
of  the  clippers.  Of  the  list  above  given  the  TUania 
and  the  Stella  did  not  start,  and  the  Fernande  did 
not  take  her  station  (the  latter  was  twice  winner  in  1850, 
and  once  this  year:  the  Stella  won  once  la.st  year). 
Thus  only  fifteen  .^^tarted.  of  which  seven  were  schooners, 
including  the  Brilliant  (three-masted  schooner),  and  eight 
were  cutters.  At  10  o'clock  the  signal  gun  for  sailing  was 
fired,  and  before  the  smoke  had  well  cleared  away  the 
whole  of  the  beautiful  fleet  was  under  weiffh,  moving: 
steadily  to  the  east  with  the  tide  and  a  gentle  I)reeze. 
The  start  was  eflfected  splendidl}',  the  yachts  breaking 
away  like  a  field  of  race-horses ;  the  only  laggard  was 
the  America,  which  did  not  move  for  a  second  or  so 
after  the  others.  Steamers,  shore-boats,  and  yachts  of 
all  sizes  buzzed  along  on  each  side  of  the  course,  and 
spread    away  for   miles  over  the    rippling  sea  —  a   sight  such 


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as  the  Adriatic  never  beheld  in  all  the  pride  of  Venice : 
such,  beaten  though  we  are,  as  no  other  country  in  the 
world  could  exhibit ;  while  it  is  confessed  that  anything 
like  it  was  never  seen,  even  here,  in  the  annals  of 
yachting.  Soon  after  they  started  a  steamer  went  ofi' 
from  the  roads,  with  the  members  of  the  sailing  com- 
mittee. Sir  B.  Graham,  Bart.,  Commodore,  Royal  Yacht 
Squadron,  and  the  following  gentlemen:  Lord  Exmouth, 
Captain  Lyon,  Mr.  A.  Fontaine,  Captain  Ponsonby,  Cap- 
tain Corry,  Messrs.  Harvey,  Leslie,  Greg,  and  Reynolds. 
The  American  Minister,  Mr.  Abbott  Lawrence,  and  his 
son,  Col.  Lawrence,  attache  to  the  American  Legation, 
arrived  too  late  for  the  sailing  of  the  America,  but  were 
accommodated  on  board  the  steamer,  and  went  round  the 
island  in  her ;  and  several  steamers,  chartered  by  private 
gentlemen  or  for  excursion  trips,  also  accompanied  the 
match. 

"The  Gipsy  Queen,  with  all  her  canvas  set,  and  in 
the  strength  of  the  tide,  took  the  lead  after  starting, 
with  the  Beatrice  next,  and  then,  with  little  difference 
in  order,  the  Volante,  Constance,  Arroio,  and  a  flock 
of  others.  The  America  went  easily  for  some  time 
under  mainsail  (with  a  small  gaff-top-sail  of  a  triangular 
shape,  braced  up  to  the  truck  of  the  short  and  slender 
stick  which  serves  as  her  maintop-mast),  foresail,  fore- 
stay-sail,  and  ]\h\  while  her  opponents  had  every  cloth 
set  that  the  Club  regulations  allow.  She  soon  began  to 
creep  upon  them,  passing  some  of  the  cutters  to  the 
windward.  In  a  quarter  of  an  hour  she  had  left  them 
all  l)ehind,  except  the  Constance,  Beatrice,  and  Gipsy 
Queen,   which  were    well    together,  and    went   along   smartly 


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with  the  light  breeze.  The  yachts  were  timed  otF  No  Man's 
Land  buoy,  and  the  character  of  the  race  at  this  moment 
may   be   guessed   from  the   result :  — 

H.         M.        ?. 

"Volante 11  7     0 

Freak 11  8  20 

Aurora 11  8  30 

Gipsy  Queen 11  8  45 

America 119     0 

Beatrice 11  9   15 

Alarm 11  9  20 

Arrow 11  10     0 

Bacchante 11  10  15 

"  The  other  six  were  staggering  about  in  the  rear,  and 
the  Wyvern  soon  afterwards  hauled  her  wind,  and  went 
back   towards  Cowes. 

"  The  America  speedily  advanced  to  the  front  and  got 
clear  away  from  the  rest.  Off  Sandown  Bay,  the  wind 
freshening,  she  carried  away  her  jib-boom  ;  but,  as  she  was 
well  handled,  the  mishap  produced  no  ill  eflect,  and,  during 
a  lull  which  came  on  in  the  breeze  for  some  time  subse- 
quently, her  competitors  gained  a  trifling  ad\antage,  but  did 
not  approach  her.  OtF  Ventnor  the  America  was  more 
than  a  mile  ahead  of  the  Aurora,  then  the  nearest  of  the 
racing  squadron ;  and  hereabouts  the  luunber  of  her  com- 
petitors was  lessened  by  three  cutters,  the  Volante  having 
sprung  her  bowsprit,  the  Arrow  having  gone  ashore,  and 
the  Alarm  having  staid  by  the  Ari'ow  to  assist  in  getting 
her  oft".  But  from  the  moment  the  America  had  rounded 
St.    Catherine's   point,    with    a  moderate    breeze    at    S.S.W., 


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the  chances  of  comhig  up  with  her  again  were  over.  The 
Wildfire,  which,  though  not  in  the  match,  kept  up  with  the 
stranger  for  some  time,  was  soon  shaken  off,  and  of  the 
vessels  in  the  match,  the  Aurora  was  the  last  that  kept 
her  in  sight,  until,  the  weather  thickening,  even  that  small 
comfort  was  lost  to  her.  As  the  America  approached 
the  Needles,  the  wind  fell,  and  a  haze  came  on,  not  thick 
enough,  however,  to  be  verj  dangerous ;  and  here  she  met 
and  passed  (saluting  with  her  flag)  the  Victoria  and 
Albert  Royal  yat;ht,  with  Her  Majesty  on  board.  Her 
Majesty  waited  for  the  Aurora,  and  then  returned  to 
Osborne,  passing  the  America  again  in  the  Solent.  About 
six  o'clock,  the  Aurora  being  some  five  or  six  miles 
astern,  and  the  result  of  the  race  inevitable,  the  steamers 
that  had  accompanied  the  yachts  Ijore  away  for  Cowes, 
where  they  landed  their  passengers.  The  evening  fell 
darkly,  heavy  clouds  being  piled  along  the  northern  shore 
of  the  strait ;  and  the  thousands  who  had  for  hours  lined 
the  southern  shore,  from  West  Cowes  long  past  the  Castle, 
awaiting  anxiously  the  appearance  of  the  winner,  and 
eagerly  drinking  in  every  rumour  as  to  the  progress  of  the 
match,  were  beginning  to  disperse,  when  the  peculiar  rig 
of  the  clipper  was  discerned  through  the  gloom,  and  at 
8h.  34m.  o'clock  (railway  time,  8h.  37m.,  according  to  the 
secretary  of  the  Iloyal  Yacht  Squadron)  a  gun  from  the 
flag-ship  announced  her  arrival  as  the  winner  of  the  cup. 
The  Auro7'a  was  announced  at  8h.  58m.  ;  the  Bacchante 
at  9h.  30m.  ;  the  Eclijise  at  9h.  45m.  ;  the  Brilliant 
at  Ih.  20m.  (Saturday  morning).  No  account  of  the 
rest." 


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PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  17 

It  will  be  seen  by  this  account  that  the  prize  so  won 
was  the  Yacht  Squadron's  Cup,  and  not  the  Queen's  Cup, 
offered  a  day  or  two  later,  for  which  the  America  did 
not  contest,  owing  to  light  winds. 

On  Saturday  evening  the  America  sailed  from  Cowes  to 
Osborne,  on  the  intimation  that  the  Queen  wished  to 
inspect  her.  On  the  arrival  there  Her  Majesty,  with 
Prince  Albert  and  suite,  went  on  board  and  spent  half  an 
hour  in  a  close  inspection  of  the  famous  boat.  On  Monday, 
a  race  took  pkice  at  Ryde  for  a  si)lendid  cup  presented  by 
the  Queen,  in  the  expectation  that  the  America  \vould 
contest.  In  consequence  of  there  not  being  at  least  a 
six-knot  breeze,  the  America  did  not  start.  But,  as 
the  JSTews  stated,  "Just  ))efore  the  vessels  got  in,  the 
raking  America  was  seen  making  her  way  round  the 
Nab  Light,  and,  with  a  most  extraordinary  movement, 
made  one  reach  from  the  Light  to  Stroke  Bay,  and  by 
another  tack,  rounded  the  Brilliant  in  gallant  style.  To 
accomplish  the  same  feat  that  the  America  had  performed, 
the  Alarm  took  ten  tacks,  and  the  Vblanie  at  least 
twenty  for  the  same  distance.  Had  the  America,  therefore, 
proceeded  into  the  match  at  the  appointed  hour,  there  can 
be  no  doubt  that  the  same  fortunate  result  would  have 
greeted   her   as   at   Cowes    last   week." 

This  closed  the  America's  record  in  British  waters, 
and  she  returned  to  New  York  the  unquestioned  champion 
of    the    world. ^       The    trophy   which    she    had    captured    has 

^  Commodore  Stevens  sold  the  America  to  Lord  De  Blanquiere.  Her  English 
owner  altered  her  rig  somewhat,  cut  down  her  masts,  and  used  her  for  cruising 
until  1861,  when  her  name  was  changed  to  the  Camilla.  Then  au  American 
gentleman    purchased  her  as  a  Confederate    cruiser,  put  a  heavy  gun  on  her,  and 


18  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

ever  since  been  rightfully  known  as  the  America's  Cup, 
and  we  have  obtained  a  careful  delineation  of  it.  The 
orio-inal  source  of  tte  i)rize  ceases  to  be  of  any  importance, 
since,  by  the  subsequent  acts  of  its  owners,  it  has  become 
the  highest  prize  now  otiered  to  the  ambition  of  skilful 
designers  of  racing  yachts  and  of  competent  owners  and 
sailors    of    such    crafts. 

As  has  been  said  of  the  Derby,  it  is  the  "Blue  Ribbon" 
of  yachting,  and  as  such,  it  will  undoubtedly  continue  for 
years  to  stimulate  the  skill  and  enterprise  of  the  two 
greatest   maritime    nations. 

The  owners  of  the  America,  ]Messrs.  J.  C.  Stevens, 
Edwin  A.  Stevens,  Hamilton  Wilkes,  J.  Beckman  Finley, 
and    George    L.   Schuyler,   kept   possession   of  the   cup  until 


named  her  the  Memphis.  He  soon  discovered  that,  though  in  a  good  wind  she 
could  beat  most  of  the  steamers  even,  in  a  light  wind  she  was  no  match  for  the 
slowest  vessel  in  the  Northern  blockading  fleet.  Tliereupon  he  took  her  up  tlie  St. 
John's  river,  Florida,  and  sank  her  in  the  mud  for  safety,  Avhere  she  remained 
for  several  months.  She  was  then  dug  out  and  sent  by  the  American  frigate 
Wabash  to  New  York,  whence  she  was  taken  to  Annapolis,  and  nominally  used 
as  a  training  schooner  for  the  cadets.  Afterwards  slie  was  carried  to  New  York, 
and  refitted  at  an  expense  of  $25,000,  to  sail  in  the  race  against  the  Livonia,  an 
English  yacht  which  came  over  here  to  contest  the  possession  of  the  America's 
Cup.  Being  fitted  up  like  a  man-of-war,  and  sailed  by  a  man  who  knew  nothing 
of  yachting,   she   came   in  third  at  that  race. 

In  1871  she  was  sold  at  auction,  and  bought  by  Gen.  Benjamin  F.  Butler  and 
Col.  Jonas  H.  French.  She  was  then  put  iu  her  present  condition.  In  1875 
she  sailed  an  ocean  race  at  the  Isles  of  Shoals  against  the  Resolute,  a  fast  New 
York  yacht,  where  she  won  successively  two  races.  In  1876  she  sailed  in  the 
International  Race  at  the  Centennial  Exposition,  where  she  won  an  easy  victory. 
Afterward,  when  the  Canadian  yacht.  Countess  of  Dufferin,  came  here  to  contest 
the  cup,  the  America,  not  belonging  to  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  was  not 
allowed  to  take  part  in  the  race;  but,  though  not  in  racing  trim,  she  crossed  the 
starting  line  after  both  boats,  and  beat  them  in  a  twenty-mile  sh-etch  to  wind- 
ward.     Such   is   a  brief  history   of  the  winner   of  the   America's   Cup. 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAI..  19 

July  8,  1857,  when  they  offered  it  to  the   New  York  Yacht 

Club,   subject   to   the    following    conditions:  — 

t 
"Any  organized   yacht    ckd)    of   any  foreign  country   shall 

always  be  entitled,  through  an}'  one  or  more  of  its  members, 
to  claim  the  right  of  sailing  a  match  for  this  Cup  with 
any  yacht  or  other  vessel  of  not  less  than  thirty  or 
more  than  three  hundred  tons,  measured  by  the  custom- 
house   rule    of    the    country    to    which    the    vessel    belongs. 

"The  parties  desiring  to  sail  for  the  Cup  msiy  make  any 
match  with  the  yacht  club  in  possession  of  the  same  that 
may  be  determined  upon  1)y  mutual  consent;  but,  in  case 
of  disagreement  as  to  terms,  the  match  shall  be  sailed 
over  the  usual  course  for  the  annual  regatta  of  the  yacht 
club  in  possession  of  the  Cup,  and  subject  to  its  rules 
and  sailing  regulations  —  the  challenging  party  being  bound 
to  give  six  months'  notice  in  writing,  fixing  the  day  they 
wish  to  start.  This  notice  to  embrace  the  length,  custom- 
house   measurement,  rig   and    name    of   the    vessel. 

"It  is  to  be  distinctly  understood,  that  the  Cup  is  to 
be  the  property  of  the  clul),  and  not  of  the  members 
thereof,  or  owners  of  the  vessel  winning  it  in  a  match ; 
and  that  the  condition  of  keeping  it  open  to  ])e  sailed 
for  by  yacht  clubs  of  all  foreign  countries  upon  the  terms 
al)ove  laid  down,  shall  forever  attach  to  it,  thus  making 
it  perpetually  a  Challenge  Cup  for  friendly  competition 
between   foreign    countries." 

For  eleven  years  no  attempt  was  made  to  challenge  the 
possession  of  the  Cup,  but  in  October,  1868,  ]\Ir.  James 
Ashbury,  the  owner  of  the  English  schooner-yacht  Gam- 
bria,    opened    a    correspondence    with    the    New    York   Yacht 


a 


20  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAI.. 

Club.  Nothing  came  of  this  attempt  during  18(39  ;  but,  in 
1870,  Mr.  Ashbury  brought  over  the  Cambria,  and 
race  for  the  Cup  was  sailed  in  New  York  harl)or,  August 
8,    1870. 

The  Cambria  was  built  by  Katsey,  of  Cowes,  Isle  of 
Wio-ht,  in  1868,  and  was  248  tons  New  York  measure- 
ment,  or  128  tons  Royal  Thames  Yacht  Clul)  measurement. 
Her   dimensions    were  :  — 

Length  (from  stem  to  sternpost),  108  feet;  beam,  21 
feet;  depth  of  hold,  11  feet;  draught  of  water,  12  feet; 
mainmast  (hounds  to  deck),  61  feet;  foremast,  56  feet  6 
inches;  main- boom,  61  feet;  main-gati\  38  feet  9  inches; 
fore-gatf,  25 ;  bowsprit  outboard,  35  feet ;  maintop-mast, 
35  feet  6  inches ;  foretop-mast,  32  feet  3  inches ;  maintop- 
sail   yard,    32    feet ;    foretop-sail    yard,    29    feet. 

FIRST  INTERNATIONAL    RACE,    NEW   YORK,    AUGUST    8,    1870. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  trust,  this  race  was  open  to  all 
the  ileet  (being  the  same  conditions  under  which  the 
America  won  the  Cup),  although  Mr.  Ashbury  protested 
ajjainst   the   decision. 

The  following  table  gives  the  result.  Only  schooners 
entered,  and  those  marked  with   an  asterisk  were  keel-boats. 

Schooners.     Start,   11  :  26  :  00  A.M. 


ELAPSED 

CORRECTED 

NAME. 

FINISH. 

TIME. 

TIME. 

H.      M.           S. 

H.      M.         S. 

H.       M.            S. 

Magic  . 

.     3  33  54 

4  07  54 

3  58  26.2 

Idler    .     . 

.     3  37  23 

4  11   23 

4  09  35.1 

Silvie  . 

.     3  55  12 

4  29   12 

4  23  45.3 

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21 


NAME. 

FINISH. 

ELAPSED 
TIME. 

COKRECTED 
TIME. 

H. 

M. 

s. 

H. 

M. 

8. 

H. 

M. 

8. 

*America    . 

3 

47 

54 

4 

21 

54 

4 

23 

51.4 

*Duuntless . 

.     3 

35 

28^ 

4 

09 

23^ 

4 

29 

19.2 

Madgie 

3 

55 

07 

4 

29 

07 

4 

29 

57.1 

Phantoiri   . 

3 

55 

05 

4 

29 

05 

4 

30 

44.5 

Alice    . 

4 

18 

27^ 

4 

52 

271 

4 

34 

15.2 

Halcyon    . 

4 

03 

08 

4 

37 

08 

4 

00 

35.9 

*Canibn'a    . 

.     4 

00 

57 

4 

34 

57 

4 

37 

38.9 

Calypso     . 

4 

15 

20 

4 

49 

29 

4 

40 

21.3 

*Fleetwing 

4 

02 

00^ 

4 

3fi 

19| 

4 

41 

20.5 

Madelaine 

4 

14 

40 

4 

48 

46 

4 

42 

35.4 

*Tarolinta  . 

4 

10 

23 

4 

44 

23 

4 

47 

29.2 

*Rambler    . 

4 

51 

35i 

4 

51 

351 

4 

48 

35.5 

It  will  be  seen  that  the  race  was  won  l)y  the  Magic, 
a  yacht  much  smaller  than  most  of  her  competitors.  By 
the  table  of  entries  in  1871,  giving  cubical  contents  for 
measurement,  we  find  Magic,  2,492  feet;  Idlej\  2,932 
feet;  Dauntless,  7,124  feet;  Sappho,  7,431  feet;  Rambler, 
5,909   feet. 

The  race  was,  however,  a  finality  for  that  year,  and  the 
little  Magic  stands  first  on  the  list  of  defenders  of  the 
Cup,  as    the    Camhria  ^    does    on    the    roll    of    its    assailants. 


1  It  may  be  noted  that  in  1870  the  New  York  yacht  Sappho  was  sent  to 
England,  and  thei'e  raced  with  the  Camhria,  winning  the  first  race,  May  10. 
On  the  second  race  Mr.  Ashhtiry  refused  to  sail,  and  the  Sappho  went  over 
the  course  alone.  The  third  race  was  also  won  by  the  Sappho.  Then  the 
Cambria  raced  the  Dauntless  from  Gaunt  Head,  Ireland,  to  Sandy  Hook 
Lightship,  and  the  English  boat  won  by  1  hour  and  17  minutes.  After  the 
America's  Cup  race  the  Cambria  sailed  in  various  matches  here,  but  wtvs  beaten 
by  the  Palmer,  the   Sappho,  and  the  Dauntless. 


22  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

SECOND     INTERNATIONAL     RACE,     1871. 

Mr.  Ashbury,  after  his  experience  with  the  Camhria. 
resolved  to  l)uild  another  yacht  and  to  challenge  again  the 
defenders  of  the  America's  Cup.  In  the  spring  and 
summer  of  1871  he  had  an  extensive  correspondence  with 
the  officers  of  the  Xew  York  Yacht  Club,  complaining 
especially  of  their  former  decision,  l)y'  which  a  challenger 
was  oblio-ed  to  sail  ao-ainst  tne  whole  fleet.  After  consid- 
erable  discussion,  and  with  the  api)roval  of  Mr.  George 
L.  Schuyler,  the  only  survivor  of  the  donors  of  the  Cup, 
the  Club  decided  that  the}'  would  "sail  one  or  more  rep- 
resentative vessels  against  the  same  number  of  foreign 
challenging  vessels."  Then  ]Mr.  Ashbury  claimed  that,  as 
he  belonged  to  twelve  diflerent  British  yacht  clubs,  he 
was  entitled  to  a  separate  race  for  and  in  behalf  of  each 
club,  and  that,  if  he  won  a  single  race,  the  Cup  was  to  be 
awarded    to    the    clul)    which   he   represented    on    that  day. 

This  the  New^  York  Clul)  considered  as  inadmissible  under 
the  deed  of  trust  controlling  the  Cup ;  but  it  was  finally 
agfreed  that  there  should  be  seven  races  sailed  between 
Oct.  16  and  Oct.  25, — three  over  the  New  York  Club 
course,  and  four  over  a  course  of  twenty  miles  to  wind- 
Avard   beyond    Sandy    Hook    Lightship    and   back. 

Mr.  Ashbury's  new  yacht  was  the  Livonia,  and  the 
New  York  Club  named  the  keel-schooners  Sajpi^ho  and 
Dauntless,  and  the  centre-board  schooners  Columbia  and 
Palmer,  reservins  the  rifi^ht  to  name  one  of  these  as  the 
competitor    of    the    Livonia    on    the    morning    of    each  race. 

The  Livonia's  dimensions  were  as  follows  :  Tonnage,  280 
tons,  old  measurement ;  tonnage  for  racing,  264  tons  ;   length 


tAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  23 

between  perpendiculars,  115  feet  2  inches;  beam,  23  feet 
7  inches ;  draught,  12  feet  6  inches ;  length  of  mainmast 
from    hounds   to    deck,    68    feet ;    foremast,    64    feet. 

The  first  and  second  races  were  won  by  the  Cohimbia, 
the  inside  course  by  27  minutes  and  4  seconds ;  the  out- 
side b}'  about  7  minutes.  The  third  race  was  won  l)y 
the  Livonia,  by  15  minutes  and  10  seconds,  owing  to 
accidents    to    her  competitor. 

The  fourth  and  fifth  races  were  won  by  the  Sappho, 
respectively  by  30  minutes  and  21  seconds,  and  25  minutes 
and    27    seconds. 

The  second  race  was  claimed  by  ]Mr.  Ashbury  on  tech- 
nical grounds,  which  were  disallowed  by  the  Club  ;  and  the 
contest  closed  with  the  American  boats  winning  four  out 
of  the  first  five  races,  and  thereby  closing  the  series  of 
seven.  ]\luch  bad  feelino-  was  caused  bv  Mr.  Ashburv's 
claims  and  protests ;  but  had  he  been  allowed  to  call  the 
second  race  a  draw,  there  is  no  probability  that  his  position 
would  have  been  improved,  as  the  Livonia  was  also 
beaten   in    October   by   the   Dauntless. 

THIRD   INTERNATIONAL   RACE,    1876. 

After  an  interval  of  five  years  a  new  competitor  presented 
himself  for  the  America's  Cup.  This  was  Mr.  Charles 
Gifibrd,  of  the  lioyal  Canadian  Yacht  Club,  who  named  the 
Countess  of  Duferin  as  the  challenging  vessel.  As 
usual  the  challenge  asked  for  some  modification  of  the 
rules  of  the  New  York  Club.  AVe  have  seen  that  the  trust 
deed  provided  strictly  for  one  race  only,  o\)q\\  to  the  whole 
fleet.       The    holders    of    the     America's    Cup    had     already 


24  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

limited  their  defence  to  one  vessel  for  each  race,  and  now, 
after  some  correspondence,  they  farther  conceded  that  the 
challenging  yacht  should  sail  against  only  one  opponent, 
to  be  named  in  advance,  to  sail  all  the  races.  Moreover, 
as  many  yachtsmen  considered  the  New  York  Club's  inside 
course  to  be  a  bad  one  for  a  stranger,  the  Club  decided 
to  sail  three  races,  —  one  inside,  one  outside,  and  the  third, 
if  required,    to    be    decided    by    lot. 

The  Countess  of  Diifferin  is  described  as  221  tons  reg- 
ister, 107  feet  over  all,  24  feet  beam,  and  G^  feet  draught. 
Her  official  certificate  of  measurement,  from  the  Secretary 
of  the  Royal  Canadian  Yacht  Club,  stated  her  length  at 
91  feet  6  inches ;  beam,  23  feet  6  inches ;  and  her  ton- 
nage at  200  tons.  Her  mainmast  was  65  feet,  and  her 
topmast  30  feet  long,  with  a  main-boom  55  feet  in  length. 
It  was  conceded  that  the  Canadian  boat  was  built  upon 
the  model  of  our  own  boats,  and,  as  the  result  proved, 
she  was  only  a  rough  copy  at  that.  The  New  York  Club 
selected  as  its  champion  the  Madelaine^  built  as  a  sloop 
in  1868,  afterwards  lengthened,  and  a  second  mast  added. 
She    was   at   this   time    owned    by  Com.    Jacob  Voorhis,  Jr. 

The  measurement  at  the  first  race  gave  Countess 
95.53  feet  water-line;  9,028.04  cubic  feet,  contents. 
Madelaine,  95.02  feet  water-line;  8,499.17  cubic  feet, 
contents. 

The  first  race,  over  the  inside  course,  was  sailed  August 
11,  and  the  Madelaine  Avon  by  9  minutes  58  seconds 
actual  time,  and  10  minutes  59  seconds  corrected  time. 
The  second  race,  twenty  miles  to  windward  from  Sandy 
Hook  and  return,  was  sailed  August  12,  and  the  3Ia de- 
laine    again    won,     by     27    minutes    14     seconds    corrected 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  25 

time.  The  America  sailed  over  the  course  at  the  same 
time,  and  beat  the  Canadian  yacht  ])y  19  minutes  and  9 
seconds.  Even  these  fiofures  fail  to  jrive  the  real  inferi- 
ority  of  the  challenging  boat,  as  she  was  overmatched  in 
every   respect. 


Another  period  of  five  years  elapsed  before  American 
yachtsmen  were  called  upon  to  defend  the  Cup.  Capt. 
Alexander  Cuthbert,  of  Belleville,  Out.,  wa^j  the  real  pro- 
jector of  the  previous  Canadian  attempt,  and  in  1881  he 
built  the  sloop-yacht  Atlanta  for  the  purpose  of  again 
trying  his  luck.  A  challenge  was  made  in  his  behalf  by 
the  Bay  of  Quinte  Yacht  Club,  of  Belleville,  of  which  he 
was  a  member.  The  Xew  York  Yacht  Club,  as  usual, 
waived  the  six  months'  notice  required  by  the  rules,  and 
proceeded  to  select  a  champion  from  their  own  boats. 
After  various  trials  the  Jlisc/iief  was  chosen  to  defend 
the    Cup. 

FOURTH     INTERNATIONAL    RACE,     1881. 

The  Atlanta  varied  the  monotony  of  the  previous 
attempts  by  arriving  in  Xew  York  via  the  Erie  Canal. 
She  was  about  forty-five  tons,  and  measured  70  feet  1 
inch  over  all;  62  feet  10  inches  on  the  water  line;  19 
feet  beam ;  G  feet  10  inches  depth  of  hold.  She  drew 
5  feet  G  inches  aft,  and  3  feet  6  inches  forward,  and 
with  board  down,  IG  feet  6  inches.  Her  spars  were  a 
70-foot  mast,  34-foot  top-mast,  25 -foot  bowsprit,  outboard, 
70-foot   boom,    and   3G-foot   gaff. 


26  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

The  Mischief  was  considered  tit  the  time  the  l)est 
boat  in  the  fieet,  though  the  Grade  was  Init  little 
inferior;  and  each,  as  the  result  proved,  Avas  abundantly 
able    to   protect   the    Cup. 

The  first  race  was  assigned  for  November  8,  the  Cana- 
dian being  unable  to  appear  earlier ;  l)ut  was  not  sailed 
on  that  da}',  OM'ing  to  there  being  so  little  wind  that 
there  was  no  probability  of  making  the  race  in  the 
stipulated  time  of  eight  hours.  It  was  sailed,  however, 
on  November  9,  the  Mischief  beating  the  Atlanta  by 
28  minutes  and  301  seconds,  corrected  time,  while  the 
Grade  also  beat  the  Mischief  l)y  6  minutes  27  seconds, 
corrected   time. 

The  second  and  final  race  was  sailed  November  10, 
the  course  being  sixteen  miles  to  leeward  from  buoy 
No.  5,  and  return.  The  Miscliief  beat  the  Atlanta  38 
minutes  54  seconds,  and  the  Grade  1)eat  the  Canadian  34 
minutes    16    seconds,   the  Mischief  also    beating   the   Grade. 

The  victory  was  so  easy  as  to  render  the  race  a  farce. 
The  Canadian  boat  was  evidently  pitted  against  antagonists 
entirely  beyond  her  strength,  and  the  success  won  was  a 
poor  recompense  for  the  trouble  and  expense  to  which  the 
defenders    of  the    Cup    had    been    put. 

The  Cup  was  accordingly  surrendered  to  the  survivor 
of  the  donors  and  regranted  on  new  conditions,  as  set 
forth    in    the    following    papers :  — 

New  York,  January  4,  1882. 
To  the  Secretary  of  the  Xeiv  YorTc  Yacht  Clnb :  — 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter 
of    Dec.    17,    1881,    enclosing   the   resolutions    of    the   New   York 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  27 

Yacht  Club  of  that  date,  and  also  the  return  of  the  America's 
Cup  to  me  as  the  survivor  of  the  original  donors. 

I  fully  concur  with  the  views  expressed  in  the  resolutions,  that 
the  deed  of  gift  made  so  many  years  ago  is,  imder  present  circum- 
stances, inadequate  to  meet  the  intentions  of  the  donors,  and  too 
onerous  upon  the  club  in  possession,  which  is  required  to  defend 
it  against  all  challengers. 

As  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  by  your  communication  and  under 
the  resolutions  themselves,  express  a  desu'e  to  be  again  placed  in 
possession  of  the  Cup  under  new  conditions,  I  have  conferred  with 
the  committee  appointed  at  the  meeting,  and  have  prepared  a  new 
deed  of  gift  of  this  Cup  as  a  perpetual  Challenge  Cup,  It  is 
hoped  that,  as  regards  both  challenging  and  challenged  parties, 
its  terms  will  be  considered  just  and  satisfactory  to  organized 
Yacht  Clubs  of  all  countries. 

There  is  one  clause  which  may  require  explanation.  Owing 
to  the  present  and  increasing  size  of  ocean  steamers  it  would 
be  quite  feasible  for  an  American,  English,  or  French  Club  to 
transport  on  their  decks  3"achts  of  large  tonnage.  This  might 
be  availed  of  in  such  a  Avay  that  the  match  would  not  be  a  test 
of  sea-going  qualities  as  well  as  of  speed,  which  Avould  essentially 
detract  from  the  interest  of  a  national  competition. 

The  America's  Cup  is  again  offered  to  the  New  York  Yacht 
Club,  subject  to  the  following  conditions :  — 

Any  organized  Yacht  Club  of  a  foreign  country,  incorporated, 
patented,  or  licensed  by  the  Legislature,  admiralty  or  other 
executive  department,  having  for  its  annual  regatta  an  ocean 
water -course  on  the  sea  or  on  an  arm  of  the  sea  (or  one 
which  combines  both),  practicable  for  vessels  of  300  tons,  shall 
always  be  entitled,  through  one  or  more  of  its  members,  to  the 
right  of  sailing  a  match  for  this  Cup,  with  a  yacht  or  other 
vessel  propelled  by  sails  only,  and  constructed  in  the  country 
to   which   the   Challenging    Club   belongs,    against   any   one   yacht 


28  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

or   vessel    as    aforesaid,    constructed    in   the   country   of   the   club 
holding  the  Cup. 

The  yacht  or  vessel  to  be  of  not  less  than  30  or  more  than 
300  tons,  measured  by  the  Custom-House  rule  in  use  by  the 
country   of    the    challenging    party. 

The  challenging  party  shall  give  six  months'  notice  in  writing, 
naming  the  day  for  the  proposed  race,  which  day  shall  not  be 
less  than  seven  mouths  from  the  date  of  the  notice. 

The  parties  intending  to  sail  for  the  Cup  may,  by  mutual  con- 
sent, make  any  arrangement  satisfactory  to  both  as  to  the  date, 
course,  time  allowance,  number  of  trials,  rules,  and  sailing  regula- 
tions, and  any  and  all  other  conditions  of  the  match,  in  which 
case  also  the  six  months'  notice  may  be  waived. 

In  case  the  parties  cannot  mutually  agree  upon  the  terms  of 
a  match,  then  the  challenging  party  shall  have  the  right  to  con- 
test for  the  Cup  in  one  trial,  sailed  over  the  usual  course  of  the 
Annual  Regatta  of  the  club  holding  the  Cup,  subject  to  its  rules 
and  sailing  regulations,  the  challenged  party  not  being  required  to 
name  its  re]3resentative  until  the  time  agreed  upon  for  the  start. 
Accompanying  the  six  months'  notice  there  must  be  a  Custom- 
House  certificate  of  the  measurement,  and  a  statement  of  the 
dimensions,  rig,   and  name  of  the  vessel. 

No  vessel  which  has  been  defeated  in  a  match  for  this  Cup 
can  be  again  selected  by  any  club  for  its  representative  until 
after  a  contest  for  it  by  some  other  vessel  has  intervened,  or 
until  after  the  expiration  of  two  yeavs  from  the  time  such  con- 
test has  taken  place. 

Vessels  intending  to  compete  for  this  Cup  must  proceed  under 
sail  on  their  own  bottoms  to  the  port  where  the  contest  is  to 
take  place. 

Should  the  club  holding  the  Cup  be  for  any  cause  dissolved, 
the  Cup  shall  be  handed  over  to  any  club  of  the  same  nationality 
it  may  select  which  comes  under  the  foregoing  rules. 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  29 

It  is  to  be  distinctly  understood  that  the  Cup  is  to  be  the 
property  of  the  club,  and  not  of  the  owners  of  the  vessel  winning 
it  in  a  match,  and  that  the  condition  of  keeping  it  open  to  be 
sailed  for  by  organized  Yacht  Clubs  of  all  foreign  countries, 
upon  the  terms  above  laid  down,  shall  forever  attach  to  it,  thus 
making  it  perpetually  a  Challenge  Cup  for  friendly  competition 
between  foreign  countries. 

GEOEGE   L.    SCHUYLER. 

A  copy  of  this  coramunicatioii  Avas  sent  to  all  foreign 
yacht  clubs,  accompanied  by  the  following  letter  from  the 
Secretary  of  the  Kew  York   Club  :  — 

The  New  York  Yacht  Club,  having  accepted  the  gift,  with  the 
conditions  above  expressed,  consider  this  a  fitting  occasion  to 
present  the  subject  to  the  Yacht  Clubs  of  all  nations,  and  invoke 
from  them  a  spu'ited  contest  for  the  championship,  and  trust  that 
it  luay  be  the  source  of  continued  friendly  strife  between  the 
institutions  of  this  description  throughout  the  world,  and  there- 
fore request  that  this  communication  ma}'  be  laid  before  your 
members  at  their  earliest  meeting,  and  earnestly  invite  a  friendly 
competition  for  the  possession  of  the  prize,  tenderiug  to  any 
gentlemau  who  may  favor  us  with  a  visit,  and  who  may  enter 
into    the    contest,    a    liberal,    hearty    welcome,    and    the    strictest 

fair  play. 

CHARLES   A.  MINTON, 

Secretary  Keio  York  Yacht  Club. 

THE  CHALLENGE  OF  THE  GENESTA. 

Mr.  J.  Beavor-Weljl),  an  English  yacht  designer  of  note, 
took  the  initiatory  steps  toward  the  international  struggle 
for  the    America's    Cup  in    1885.      In   a   letter,    which   was 


30  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIISIONIAL. 

received  on  Dec.  29,  1884,  he  notified  the  New  York  Yaclit 
Club  of  challenges  for  the  America's  Cup,  from  Sir  Richard 
Sutton,  Bart.,  owner  of  the  English  cutter  Genesta,  and 
from  Lieut.  William  R.  Henn,  R.N.,  owner  of  the  English 
cutter  Galatea,  which  was  then  in  process  of  construction. 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Club,  held  on  Feb.  26,  1885,  Mr. 
Beavor-Webb's  formal  challenges,  cabled  on  that  day,  were 
accepted,    and   were    as   follows :  — 

18    Cranby   Gardens,  S.W., 

LoxDON,  Feb.  26,  1885. 

To   Charles  Mintox,  Secretary  of  the   New   York   YacJit  Club :  — 

Dear  Sir, — Referring  to  my  letter  of  the  6th  of  December 
last,  I  now  beg  to  challenge,  on  behalf  of  Sir  Richard  Sutton, 
Bart.,  and  Lieutenant  Henn,  R.N.,  for  the  America  Cup,  in 
accordance  with  Mr.  Schuyler's  letter  of  4th  of  January,  1882, 
embodied  in  your  letter  of  loth  of  February,  1882.  Sir  Richard 
Sutton  challenges  on  behalf  of  the  Royal  Yacht  Squadron,  of 
which  he  is  a  member,  and  Lieutenant  Henn  on  behalf  of  the 
Royal  Northern  Yacht  Club,  of  which  he  is  a  member.  The 
regatta  courses  of  both  these  clubs  are  on  the  sea  or  upon  the 
arms  of  the  sea,  and  are  practicable  for  yachts  of  300  tons.  I 
inclose  letters  from  the  Secretaries  of  the  Royal  Yacht  Squadron 
and  the  Royal  Northern  Yacht  Club,  authorizing  Sir  Richard 
Sutton,  Bart.,  and  Lieutenant  Henn,  R.N.,  to  challenge  as 
representing   these    clubs. 

Sir  Richard  Sutton's  Genesta  is  cutter-rigged,  and  her  dimen- 
sions are :  length  on  load  water-line,  81  feet ;  beam,  15  feet ; 
depth  moulded,  11.75.  Her  tonnage,  according  to  the  Yacht 
Racing  Association  rules,  is  80  tons.  It  is  not  possible  to  comply 
literally  with  paragraph  11  of  the  conditions,  as  there  is  no  such 
thing  in  this  country  as  a  Custom-house  certificate  of  measurement. 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  31 

but  I  inclose  a  certified  extract  from  the  ship's  register,  in  ■\vliieh 
her  dimensions  and  tonnage  are  stated.  The  register  itself,  being 
the  title  to  the  vessel,  obviousl}-  cannot  be  sent.  The  Genesta's 
dimensions  are  also  given  in  Lloyd's  Yacht  Register  for  1884, 
which   register   is   deemed   official. 

Lieut.  Henn's  j-acht,  the  Galatea,  is  to  be  cutter-rigged. 
Her  dimensions  are:  length  on  the  load  Avater-line,  8C.80  feet; 
beam,  15  feet;  draught  extreme,  l-T.-OO;  depth  moulded  in  figures, 
])lank:  cop}^  A  certified  copy  of  her  dimensions  is  inclosed. 
It  is  intended  that  Sir  Kichard  Sutton's  challenge  shall  take 
priority  of  Lieut.  Henn's  challenge.  Therefore,  if  Sir  Richard 
Sutton's  yacht  is  fortunate  enough  to  "win  the  Cup,  Lieut.  Henn's 
challenge,  under  the  conditions  of  the  contest  paragraph,  neces- 
sarily falls  to  the  ground ;  ]»ut,  should  Sir  Richard  Sutton's 
cutter  be  beaten,  it  is  proposed  that  tlie  match  with  Lieut. 
Henn's  vessel  shall  take  place  as  soon  as  practicable  after  those 
with  Sir  Richard  Sutton's  vessel.  It  is  further  proposed  that 
the  matches  with  the  Genesta  shall  be  sailed  between  the  20th 
of  August  and  September  1,  and  those  with  the  Galatea  before 
September  17,  the  latter  date  being  within  seven  months  of  the 
date  of  this  letter,  as  required  by  the  eighth  paragraph  of  the 
conditions.  It  is  also  proposed  that  each  match  shall  consist 
of  three  races  over  the  same  course,  sailed  on  different  days, 
with  at  least  one  intervening  day,  either  yacht  winning  two  out 
of  the  three  races  to  be  the  winner.  As  it  was  the  intention 
of  the  donors  of  the  cup,  as  expressed  in  ^Mr.  Schuyler's  letter 
of  January  4,  188-2,  that  the  contest  for  its  possession  should 
be  sailed  over  an  open  sea-course,  it  is  the  wish  of  the  chal- 
lengers that  an  ocean  course  should  be  selected,  free,  so  far 
as  practicable,  from  all  complications  as  to  tides  and  shallow 
water.  The  challengers  further  suggest  that  the  time  allow- 
ance between  the  competing  yachts  should  be  the  mean  of 
the    time    ascertained    by   the    New     York   Yacht    Club,    and    the 


32  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

Yaclit  Racing  Association  rules  of  measurement  and  time  allow- 
ances. 

It  is  very  important  that  the  details  of  the  races  should 
be  settled  under  the  ninth  paragraph  of  the  conditions,  because 
in  the  following  paragraphs  there  is  a  condition  which  might 
give  advantage  to  the  holders  of  the  Cup,  namely,  the  condition 
which  would  enable  them  to  name  their  re])resentative  at  the 
time  of  the  start,  and  then  to  select  their  vessel  according  to 
the  weather.  The  challengers  themselves  do  not  attach  much 
importance  to  this  condition,  but  it  is  obviously  desirable  to 
avoid  anything  in  such  contests  which  might  have  the  appearance 
of  giving  the  advantage  to  one  side.  The  challengers  therefore 
respectfully  suggest,  for  the  purpose  of  settling  the  details 
referred  to  in  paragraph  nine,  that  each  party  should  name  a 
representative,  with  a  referee  mutually  chosen.  The  challengers 
think  that  Mr.  G.  L.  Schuyler,  the  surviving  donor  of  the  Cup, 
would  be  the  most  appropriate  person,  if  he  would  undertake 
the  office,  to  act  as  referee ;  and,  if  this  suggestion  meets  with 
the  concurrence  of  the  members  of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club, 
the  challengers  name  J.  M.  Woodbury,  Fleet  Surgeon  of  the 
Seawanhaka  Yacht   Club,    as   their   representative. 

In  conclusion,  I  am  to  add  that  the  challengers,  desiring 
that  these  contests  should  be  a  true  test  between  the  American 
and  English  types  of  yacht,  will  do  everything  in  then-  power 
to  insure  that  result,  and  they  feel  satisfied  that  their  views 
will  be  fully  appreciated  and  reciprocated  by  the  members  of 
the   New   York   Yacht   Club. 

I    shall    be    happy   to    furnish    any   information    that   may   be 

required.     I  remain,  dear  sir,  for  Sir  Richard   Sutton,  Bart.,  and 

Lieut.  Henn,  R.N.,  yours  faithfully, 

J.    BEAVOR-\YEBB. 

The  following  committee  were  given  entire  charge  of  the 
details    for    the    races:    Philip     Schuyler,    J.    F.    Tarns,   C. 


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PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  33 

H.  Stebl)ins,  Jules  A.  Montant,  Joseph  11.  Busk,  and 
Vice-Corn.    George    L.   Schuyler. 

It  was  decided  that  there  should  be  two,  and  if  neces- 
sary three,  races,  —  one  over  the  reirular  New  York  Yacht 
Club  course  ;  distance,  38  miles  ;  one  over  a  triangular  course 
of  40  miles,  outside  of  Sandy  Hook,  X.J.  ;  and  one  over 
a  forty-mile  course  (twenty  miles  to  windward  and  twenty 
miles  to  leeward)  off  Sandy  Hook.  The  limit  of  time  for 
sailing  each  race  was  fixed  at  seven  hours,  and  provision 
was  made  for  accident.  The  measurement  rules  of  the  New 
York  Yacht  Club  were  adopted,  and  it  was  agreed  that 
the  Cup  defender  should  be  named  at  least  one  week 
prior  to  the    first    race. 

The  method  of  ol)taining  the  racing  lenglh  of  the  yachts 
was    as    follows  :  — 

2  X  water-line    length  -|-  ]/  sail    area. 


THE     BOSTON    SLOOP    PURITAN. 

In  the  early  part  of  1885,  five  gentlemen,  members  of 
the  Eastern  Yacht  Club,  consisting  of  Vice-Com.  J.  Mal- 
colm Forbes,  Gen.  Charles  J.  Paine,  ^Ir.  Edvv'ard  Burgess, 
Secretary,  Mr.  William  Gray,  Jr.,  and  Mr.  Francis  H. 
Peabody,  met  at  the  oflice  of  Mr.  Forbes  to  discuss  mat- 
ters appertaining  to  the  Club.  Allusion  to  the  challenge 
of  the  Genesta  was  there  made,  and,  after  a  discussion  of 
the  relative  types  of  English  and  American  3achts,  it  was 
agreed  that  none  of  the  latter  possessed  the  speed  neces- 
sary to  successfully  defend  the  challenge.  Mr.  Peabody 
having    withdrawn,   the    other   gentlemen    continued   the   con- 


34:  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

versation  until  the  enthusiasm  increased  to  the  point  of 
suggesting  the  l)uilding  of  an  Eastern  boat  which  would 
coml)ine  all  the  recent  ideas  in  American  yacht  desiffnin^. 
The  suggestion  met  with  hearty  approval,  and  plans  were 
then  made  to  secure  the  cooperation  of  other  yachtsmen, 
the  syndicate  to  assume  the  entire  cost  of  designing, 
building,  and  fitting  out  the  new  boat.  At  a  subse- 
quent meeting  the  syndicate  was  formed,  the  members 
being  Gen.  Charles  J.  Paine,  Vice-Com.  J.  Malcolm 
Forbes,  Mr.  William  Graj^  Jr.,  Com.  Henry  S.  Hovey, 
Rear-Com.  William  F.  Weld,  Mr.  Augustus  Hemenwa^',  Mr. 
W.  H.  Forbes,  Mr.  John  L.  Gardner,  Mr.  J.  Montgomery 
Sears,  ]Mr.  F.  L.  Higginson,  and  one  other,  who  desired 
that  his  name  be  not  made  public.  The  stock  was 
divided  into  ten  shares,  one  being  divided  between  Messrs. 
Sears  and  Higginson.  The  entire  responsibility  of  design- 
ing, building,  and  sailing  the  yacht  was  placed  with 
Messrs.  Forbes,  Paine,  and  Gray,  the  former  being  chosen 
chairman  of  the  committee.  In  their  subsequent  consulta- 
tions the  committee  sought  the  advice  of  Mr.  Edward 
Burgess,  in  whose  ideas  they  had  much  foith.  About 
this  time  it  was  learned  that  Messrs.  James  Gordon  Ben- 
nett and  W.  P.  Douglas,  of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club, 
had  undertaken  the  building  of  an  iron  sloop,  which  was 
afterward  named  the  Priscilla,  to  compete  for  the  same 
honors.  The  Boston  gentlemen,  urged  on  by  this  intelli- 
gence, exerted  themselves  to  combine  in  the  Boston  sloop 
the  very  best  ideas  obtainable,  and,  after  a  frequent  ex- 
chano'e  of  views,  Mr.  Buro^ess  handed  to  them  the  desiofns 
of  a  yacht  which  eventually  brought  renown  to  her  designer, 
her   owners,    and    to    the    city    of  Boston. 


PAIXE-BUliGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  35 

Messrs.  George  Luwloy  &  Sons,  of  Soutli  lioston,  secured 
the  contract  for  the  construction,  and  -vvlicn  the  sloop  left 
their  hands  their  work  was  declared  to  have  heen  well  and 
faithfully  performed.  The  keel  was  laid  in  March,  and  the 
new  sloop,  christened  Puritan,  was  launched  on  May  26, 
188e5.  The  name  was  given  by  Mr.  rorI)es,  and  her  coat 
of  white,  symbolic  of  purity,  corresponded  with  the  name. 
The  rigging  and  titting-out  progressed  rapidly,  under  the 
supervision  of  the    committee. 

The  Puritan  is  a  centre-board  yacht,  and  built  entirely 
of  wood.  Her  keel  was  shaped  from  an  oak  stick,  56 
feet  long  and  2'o  inches  square.  The  lead  keel  is  45 
feet  long,  2  feet  wide,  and  16  inches  deep.  The  frames 
are  of  the  best  white  oak,  spaced  22  inches  on  the 
centres.  The  centre-board,  of  hard  pine,  with  upper 
and  lower  planks  of  oak,  is  22  feet  long,  11  feet 
deep,  and  4  inches  thick.  The  five  lower  strakes  of 
the  hull  are  of  oak  and  are  copper-fastened.  Above 
the  water-line  the  planking  is  of  hard  pine,  2 1  inches 
thick.  On  the  deck,  which  is  Hush,  the  planking 
is  of  white  pine,  and  runs  the  entire  length  of  the 
yacht. 

Her  frames  are  double,  except  those  about  the 
stern-post  and  stem.  The  rudder-head  is  of  locust,  10 
inches  in  diameter ;  the  backing  is  of  oak,  and  tapers  to 
2^  inches.  The  after-companion-way  is  5x3  feet,  and 
the  forward  one  3  feet  square,  and  they,  with  the  sky- 
liirhts,  arc  of  mahogranv.  Hackmatack  was  used  for  the 
twelve  pairs  of  hanging  knees,  and  yellow  pine,  8x10 
at  the  mast  and  6.V  and  5A-  inches  for  the  others,  was 
used  for  the  deck  beams.     The  step  of  the  mast  is  made  of 


36  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

iron,  which  weighs  1,000  pounds,  and  is  strongly  bolted 
to  the  keel.  Attached  to  the  lower  plank  of  the  centre- 
board is  an  iron  shoe  weighing  900  pounds,  and  havino- 
a  knife  edge.  The  stanchions  are  made  of  locust,  16 
inches  forward  and  14  inches  aft,  and  the  rail  is  of  oak. 
The  interior  finishing  and  furnishing  are  of  the  best.  The 
main  cabin,  16x12  feet,  is  finished  in  mahogany  and 
pine,  and  has  two  mahogany  sideboards,  large  lounges, 
and  mahogany  posts  carved  to  resemble  ships'  cables. 
The  ladies'  cabin,  abaft  the  main  saloon,  is  beautifully 
furnished  and  has  every  convenience.  Two  state-rooms, 
10^x6|  feet,  are  forward  of  the  cabin,  and  just  forward  of 
these  is  a  lavatory.  There  is  a  room  for  the  captain,  two 
for  the  mates,  a  roomy  galley,  and  a  forecastle  with  iron 
swinging-berths,  which  will  accommodate  eighteen  men. 
Crucible  steel  wire  was  used  for  the  ris^irino;.  Messrs. 
H.  Pigeon  &  Sons,  of  East  Boston,  furnished  the  spars,  and 
Messrs.  J.  H.  McManus  &  Son,  of  Boston,  the  sails,  which 
are  of  Plymouth  duck. 

The  maiden  trip  of  the  Parilan  was  made  on  the  17th  of 
June,  1885,  only,  however,  for  the  purpose  of  stretching 
her  sails,  and  not  to  test  her  speed.  On  this  occasion, 
as  on  all  others  during  that  season,  she  was  under  the 
command  of  Capt.  Aubrey  Crocker,  of  Cohasset,  Mass., 
wdio  was  an  adept  at  yacht  sailing,  and  had  attracted  the 
attention  of  the  Puritan's  owners  by  his  skilful  handling 
of  the  sloop  Shadow,  in  which  he  won  many  victories. 
The  trial  trip  of  the  Puritan  was  made  on  June  20, 
1885,  and  on  this  and  subsequent  trials  the  result  was 
most  gratifying.  On  the  30th  of  June  she  was  entered 
for   her    first    race,    in    the    regatta    of    the    Eastern    Yacht 


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PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  37 

Club,  oir  MtirblchctKl ;  unci  over  ii  triangular  course  of  30 
miles  she  led  the  fleet,  and  easily  defeated  the  fastest 
Eastern  sloops  and  schooners.  She  showed  remarkable 
speed  during  the  cruise  of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  in 
July,  and  on  August  .3  she  won  the  Goelet  Cup,  off  New- 
port, R.T.,  defeating  not  only  the  crack  yachts  Bedouin, 
Grade,  Mohican,  Fortimo,  and  Montaxik,  l)ut  the  New 
York  sloop  Priscilla,  Avhich  had  been  built  to  contend  Avith 
her  for  the  honor  of  sailing  for  the  America's  Cup  in 
September.  With  slight  alterations  in  her  ballast  and  main- 
boom  she  was  ready  to  enter  the  contest  ^\■hich  should  decide 
which  American  sloop  would  be  named  to  sail  with  the 
Genesla  for  the  international  trophy.  Her  official  measure- 
ments,   as   given  1)y    her   designer,   were    as    follows :  — 

Length  over  all,  94  feet;  length  on  water-line,  81  feet  H 
inches ;  beam,  22  feet  7  inches ;  draught,  8  feet  8  inches ; 
length  of  mast,  from  deck  to  hounds,  60  feet ;  length 
of  top-mast,  44  feet ;  length  of  main-boom,  76  feet  6 
inches ;  length  of  gaff,  47  feet ;  length  of  bowsprit,  out- 
board, 38  feet;  length  of  spinnaker  boom,  ^o^,  feet;  dis- 
placement, 105  tons  ;  ballast,  48  tons  ;  sail  area  (New  York 
Yacht  Club  rules),  7,1)82  square  feet;  racing  measurement 
(New    York    Yacht    Clul)    rules),    83.85. 

THE     ENGLISH     CUTTER     GENESTA. 

The  English  cutter  GeneMa,  owned  by  Sir  Richard 
Sutton,  Bart.,  hailed  from  Glasgow,  Scot.,  and  was  de- 
signed by  Mr.  J.  Beavor-AVebb,  of  England.  Built  in 
the  best  manner  l)y  Messrs.  D.  &  W.  Henderson,  of 
Glasgow,    Scot.,   at    Partick,    on    the    Clyde,    in    the    winter 


38  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

of  1883-4,  she  was  launched  in  April,  1884.  Her  owner 
is  a  gentleman  of  large  fortune  and  an  excellent  reputa- 
tion as  a  yachtsman,  and  in  the  Genesta  every  care  Avas 
taken  in  construction  and  fitting  to  make  her  as  perfect  a 
boat   as   money   could    procure. 

She  is  a  typical  English  cutter,  and  a  fine-looking 
vessel,  and  up  to  the  year  1885  was,  undoubtedly,  the 
fastest  English  yacht  ever  sent  to  these  shores.  Her 
measurements,  as  given  by  her  designer  for  this  work, 
are    as    follows  :  — 

Length  over  all,  96.40  feet;  length  on  water-line,  81 
feet;  beam,  15  feet;  draught,  13  feet;  depth  of  hold, 
11.75  feet;  area  of  midship  section,  103  feet;  length  of 
mast,  from  deck  to  hounds,  52  feet;  length  of  top-mast,  47.50 
feet ;  length  of  boom,  70  feet ;  length  of  gaft",  44  feet ; 
length  of  bowsprit,  outboard,  36.50  feet;  length  of  spinnaker 
boom,  64  feet ;  displacement,  141  tons  ;  total  ballast,  72  tons ; 
ballast  on  keel,  70  tons ;  sail  area  (New  York  Yacht 
Club  rules),  7,150  square  feet;  racing  measurement  (New 
York  Yacht   (^lub    rules),  83.50. 

Her  frame  is  of  steel,  and  she  is  planked  with  oak. 
Keelson,  stringers,  and  strengthening  plates  are  all  of  steel, 
and  she  is  steadied  by  a  lead  keel  weighing  70  tons.  The 
deck  fittings  present  various  novelties.  The  bowsprit, 
which  is  a  reefing  one,  comes  over  the  stem-head  in  the 
centre  of  the  yacht,  with  more  than  the  usual  difiiculties 
in  the  way  of  reefing  it.  To  obviate  this  difficulty  one 
of  the  cheeks  of  the  steel  bits  is  hino;ed.  This  device 
permits  the  bowsprit  heel  to  be  swung  around  clear  of 
the  scuttle  and  the  capstan,  and  run  aft  alongside  the 
mast.      The    fore-scuttle,    oval     in    form,    is    a    section     of 


TAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  .30 

steel  tube,  around  which  the  wire  fall  of  tlie  bol)stay 
tackle  is  coiled  in  easier  turn  than  it  would  be  belayed 
in  the  ordinar}'-  way.  In  consequence  of  her  deck  fittings 
one  feature  is  especially  noticeable,  —  the  appearance  of 
light  and  elegance  everywhere  attained,  and  which  adds  to 
the  available    space    for   handling   the    yacht. 

The  Genesta  has  a  fine  cabin,  fitted  up  lightly  and 
elegantly,  a  ladies'  cabin  aft,  and  spacious  accommodations 
for  the  captain,  crew,  and  steward.  The  whole  length  of 
the  yacht  has  been  utilized,  and  the  space  obtained  is 
remarkable.  The  hull  is  coppered  to  within  a  few  feet 
of  her  covering  board.  Her  rigging  is  of  modern  English 
style,  with  runners,  runner  pennants, »and  runner  tackles 
to  brace  aft  the  mast,  also  preventer  l)ack-stays.  She 
carries  a  main-sail,  club  and  working  top-sails,  forestay-sail, 
jib,  jib  top-sail,  balloon  jibs,  l)alloon-jib  top-sail,  and 
spinnaker,  which  were  made  by  the  famous  English  sail- 
maker,    Lapthorne. 

The  Genestd's  deck  gains  in  length  of  look  from  the  fine- 
ness of  her  ends,  her  counter  being  the  narrowest  and 
lightest  seen  on  any  cutter  of  the  same  size  up  to  this 
time.  The  dead  rise  of  the  Puritan  and  Genesta  difler 
greatly,  the  Genesta  being  wedge-shaped,  while  the  Puri- 
tan has  a  fuller  and  more  rounding  hull.  Her  sailing- 
master,  during  her  advent  in  American  waters,  was  Capt. 
John  Carter,  who  was  a  clever  Clyde  sailor  of  much  expe- 
rience   in   sailing   racing-yachts. 

The  first  race  in  which  the  Genesta  took  i)art  was 
sailed  on  iNIay  ol,  1884,  when  she  defeated  the  fast 
English  yacht  Vanduara  by  2  minutes  and  55  seconds, 
from     Southend    to     Harwich.        This    victorv    was    followed 


40  PAIXE-BURGESS     TESTIMOXIAL. 

by  numerous  others ;  and  she  proved  to  be  a  boat  of 
wonderful  speed  and  reflected  high  credit  on  her  designer. 
In  thirty-four  contests  with  the  best  English  yachts  she 
won  seven  tirst  and  ten  second  prizes.  On  her  arrival 
on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic,  in  the  summer  of  1885,  she 
was  thoroughl}'  overhauled,  preparatory  to  the  Cup  races, 
but  her   ris;    and   ballast  were   not   altered. 


THE     TEIAL     RACES     OF     1885. 

The  America's  Cup  committee  of  the  New  York  Yacht 
Club  having  given  notice  that  three  trial  races  would  be 
sailed  hj  yachts,  to  be  entered  for  the  honor  of  defend- 
ing America's  title  to  the  Cup,  the  first  trial  was  set  for 
Thursday,  Aug.  20,  1885,  the  course  l^eing  from  the 
lightship  Wreck  of  Scotland,  off  Sandy  Hook,  N.J., 
around  a  mark-boat  stationed  twent}"  miles  to  windward 
and    back   to    the    starting-point. 

On  that  day,  however,  the  wind  was  so  light  that  a 
postponement  was  made,  and  the  tirst  race  occurred  on 
Friday,    August    21. 

The   following  yachts    were    entered :  — 

Puritan,  centre-board  sloop,  Boston,  racing  measurement, 
83.85 ;  Priscilla,  centre-board  sloop.  New  York,  racing 
measurement,  85.30  ;  Grade,  centre-board  sloop.  New  York, 
racing  measurement,  71.62;  Bedouin,  cutter.  New  York, 
racing   measurement,   71.45. 

The  wind  at  the  start  was  blowing:  from  the  south  at 
the  rate  of  nine  miles  an  hour,  and  when  the  whistle  to 
send  the  boats  off  was  blown,  they  all  had  their  main-sails, 
working   gafi-top-saiis,   and  two  ji))s  set.       The   Puritan   and 


PAINE-BUEGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  41 

the  PrisciUa  crossed  the  line  together  at  11:  lo  :  48, 
the  Grade,  at  11  :  14  :  06,  and  the  Bedouin,  at  11  :  14:  40 
o'clock. 

The  interest  in  the  race  centred  principally  in  the  per- 
formances of  the  Puritan  and  PrisciUa,  owinir  to  the 
general  belief  in  the  superiority  of  the  new  models,  and 
because  of  the  local  pride  exhibited  respectively  by  the 
admirers  of  the  Boston  and  the  New  York  boats.  The 
race  was  a  fine  one  in  every  respect,  and  was  well  con- 
tested from  start  to  finish,  resulting  in  a  decisive  victory 
for  the  Puritan,  which  crossed  the  line  fully  two  miles 
ahead    of  the   PrisciUa. 


THE     SUMMAKY     OF     THE     RACE. 

CouKSE. — 40  miles:     20    miles    to    windward    and   return. 
Wind. — Average    force    about    0    knots,  south. 


St.'irt. 

H.     M.     S. 

Puritan 11  13  iS 

PrisciUa      .     .     .     .  11  13  48 

Bedouin      .     .     .     .  11  14  40 

Gracie 11  14  00 


The  Puritan  defeated  the  PrisciUa  by  11  minutes  12 
seconds ;  the  Bedouin,  by  18  minutes  46  seconds  ;  the  Gracie, 
by  35  minutes  53  seconds. 

The  PrisciUa  allowed  the  Puritan  1  minute  14  seconds  : 
the  Bedouin,  9  minutes  38  seconds  ;  the  Gracie,  9  minutes 
35   seconds. 


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Finish. 

Elapsed 
Time. 

Corrected 
Time. 

H. 

M.     s. 

H.    M.     s. 

U.     M.      S. 

H.     M.      S. 

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4:    U    07 

4  58  19 

4  57  05 

9 

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4  22  05 

5  08  17 

5  08  17 

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4  40  09 

5  25  29 

5  15  51 

3 

13  10 

4  56  39 

5  42  33 

5  32  .58 

42  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

The  Second  Trial  Race  took  place  Aug.  22,  1885, 
over  a  triangular  course  of  forty  miles,  beginning  at  the 
Scotland  Lightship  and  running  thirteen  and  one-third  miles 
south-east  by  east,  half  east.  The  entries  were  the  same  as  in 
the  previous  contest.  The  wind  was  south-west  by  south, 
and  was  light,  with  a  fine  rain  falling.  The  Puritan  crossed 
the  line  at  12  :  25  :  45  :  the  Prisdlla,  at  12  :  26  :  27  ;  the 
Grade  and    Bedouin,   12  ;  27  o'clock. 

The  Priscilla  was  more  fortunate  in  this  race,  and  suc- 
ceeded in  crossing  the  finish  line  a  winner  by  5  minutes 
14  seconds,  corrected  time. 


THE    SUMMAEY   OF   THE   KACE. 

Course.  —  40  miles,  over  an   equilateral    triangle,  starting 
from  the  Scotland  Lightship. 

WiXD.  —  Liffht,  south-west  b}-  south. 


First  Second  Elapsed  Corrected 

Start.  Finish.  _ 

Mark.  Mark.  Time.  Time. 

H.     BI.      S.          H.    M.     S.  H.    M.     S.  H.    M.    S.  H.     31.     S.  H.     M.      S. 

Priscilla      .     .     12  26  27     2  16  05  5  30  54  6  32  53  6  06  26  6  06  26 

Puritan  .     .     .     12  25  45     2  17  00  5  32  43  6  38  39  6  12  54  6  11  40 

Graeie    .    .     .     12  27  00     2  29  47  6  00  36  7  12  34  6  45  34  6  35  59 

Bedouin      .     .     12  27  00     2  41  40  6  00  25  7  26  10  6  59  10  6  49  32 


The  Priscilla  defeated  the  Puritan  5  minutes  14  seconds ; 
the  Grade,  29  minutes  33  seconds  ;  the  Bedouin,  43  minutes 
6  seconds. 

The  Prisdlla  allow^ed  the  Puritan  1  minute  14  seconds ; 
the  Grade,  9  minutes  35  seconds ;  the  Bedouin,  9  minutes 
38  seconds. 


PAINE-BUEGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  43 

The  Third  Ti:ial  Race  Occurred  Monday,  Aug.  24, 
1S85,  and  "was  over  the  regular  inside  course  of  the  New 
York  Yacht  Chib,  starting  from  buoy  18,  off  Bay  Ridge,  to 
and  around  buoy  10,  passing  to  the  west  and  south  of  it ; 
thence  to  buoy  8^,  passing  south  of  it,  and  north  of  V)uo3'  5, 
ofi'  the  i)oint  of  Sandy  Hook,  to  and  around  the  Sandy  Hook 
Lightship,  leaving  it  on  the  starboard,  and  then  returning 
over  the  same  course,  linishing  at  buoy  1").  Distance,  38 
miles. 

There  was  a  seven-knot  breeze  from  the  south-south-west, 
and  the  yachts  crossed  the  starting-line  in  the  following 
order  :  Puritan,  10  :  50  :  28  ;  Pn'scilla,  10  :  50  :  30  ;  Grade, 
10  :  50  :  46  ;  and   Bedouin,  at    10  :  51  :  01    o'clock. 

The  interest  in  this  race  was,  as  before,  centred  in  the 
two  new  sloops,  and  was  still  further  heightened  from  the 
fact  that  the  race  would,  without  doul)t,  determine  which  of 
the  two  boats  was  to  be  selected  to  defend  the  Cup.  A 
most  exciting  contest  took  place,  resulting  in  another  victory 
for  the  Ihiritayi,  under  conditions  of  wind,  etc.,  which  were 
considered  specialh'    favorable  to   her   foremost  rival. 


THE    SUMMARY   OF   THE  RACE. 

Course.  —  38  miles;  Xew  York  Yacht  Club  inside  course. 
WiXD.  —  Averaire  force  about  11   knots;  south-south-west. 


SUrt.  Buoy  sj 


Elapsed  Corrected 

Litjhtshii).  Time.  Time. 

n.   M.    S.            II.    M.    (5.            II.   M.    S.  n.    M.    .S.  H.    M.    S.  H.    M.    S.  H.    M.    S. 

Puritan        .     10  50  28       12  02  45       12  51  50  2  04  28  2  43  05  3  52  37  3  51  26 

Priscilla      .     10  50  30       12  04  10      12  53  01  2  06  10  2  43  48  3  53  18  3  53  18 

Gracic          .     10  50  46       12  09  10        1  00  22  2  15  30  2  58  41  4  07  55  3  58  48 

Bedouin      .    10  51  01      12  U  30        I  05  50  2  21  00  3  05  33  4  14  32  4  05  22 


44:  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

The  Puritan  defeated  the  Priscilla  by  1  minute  52  sec- 
onds ;  the  Grade,  hy  7  minutes  22  seconds;  the  Bedouin, 
by  13  mhiutes  56  seconds. 

The  Priscilla  ;dlowed  the  Puritan  1  minute  11  seconds; 
the  Bedouin,  9  minutes  10  seconds ;  the  Grade,  9  minutes 
7    seconds. 

The  regatta  committee  subsequently  discussed  the  rela- 
tive merits  of  the  Puritan  and  PrisdUa  under  all  condi- 
tions, and  tinally  notified  the  owners  of  the  Puritan  that 
their  lioat  had  been  selected  to  represent  America  in  the 
cominof   international    contest. 


THE    AMERICA'S    CUP    RACES    OE    1885. 

The  date  for  the  first  race  between  the  Puritan  and  the 
Genesta,  for  the  possession  of  the  America's  Cup,  was 
fixed  for  Monday,  September  7.  The  interest  in  the  races 
had  been  continually  increasing,  and  at  this  time  had  reached 
a  pitch  wholly  unparalleled  in  yachting  history.  The  races 
and  the  respective  merits  of  the  rival  boats  became  an 
absorbing  topic  of  conversation  among  all  classes  of  the 
community,  and  conjectures  as  to  the  result  were  heard  on 
every    hand. 

The  course  fixed  upon  was  that  from  the  Scotland  Light- 
ship, off  Sandy  Hook,  N.J.,  twenty  miles  to  windward 
and  return ;  and  early  on  that  bright  September  morning 
the  grandest  fleet  ever  seen  in  American  waters,  and  prob- 
ably in  the  world,  moved  down  New  York  harbor  to  the 
starting-point.  A  light  wind,  north  l)y  west,  prevailed. 
Scarcely  a  cloud  could  be  seen,  and  the  air  was  as  balmy 
as    in    June.      As    10.30    o'clock,    the    time    for    starting    the 


PAJNE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  45 

race,  approached,  it  was  seen  tliat  the  Ibree  ot"  the  wind 
was  not  sufficient  to  enable  the  yachts  to  go  over  the 
course  in  seven  hours,  —  the  time  stipulated  in  the  condi- 
tions   of  the   race. 

The  wind  subsequently  shifted  to  the  south-east  and  was 
blowing-  about  tiNo  miles  an  hour,  and  increasing  slightly. 
The  committee  decided  to  start  the  boats,  and  the  prepara- 
tory signal  was  accordingly  given  at  1.31  o'clock.  On  board 
the  Puritan  were  Messrs.  Paine,  Burgess,  and  Forbes,  who 
took  part  with  Capt.  Crocker  in  the  sailing  of  the  yacht, 
while  Sir  Richard  Sutton  and  ]Mr.  Beavor-Webb  assisted 
Capt.  Carter  on  the  Genei^ta.  As  the  starting- whistle  was 
blown,  the  Puritan  was  witliin  one  hundred  feet  of  the  line, 
over  which  she  shot  at  1:36:15,  the  Genesta  following  at 
1  :  37  :  37  o'clock. 

This  contest,  while  it  lasted,  sufficed  to  show  superior 
sailing  <]ualities  in  the  Puritan  over  those  of  the  English 
cutter.  Owing,  however,  to  the  failure  of  the  wind,  towards 
6  o'clock,  it'  became  apparent  to  the  committee  that  the 
yachts  could  not  reach  the  tinisli  line  within  the  required 
seven  hours  from  the  start,  and  the  race  was  of  necessity 
declared  oft'  at  (5.30  o'clock;  the  yachts  at  that  time  being 
near  the  outer  mark-boat,  and  the  Puritan  holding  a  lead 
of  fully  two  and  one-half  miles.  The  yachts  were  towed 
back  and  anchored  in  the  Horseshoe,  at  Sandy  Hook.  Al- 
though there  was  much  disappointment  over  the  postpone- 
ment, the  results  of  the  day's  work  gave  great  satisfaction  to 
the  champions  of  the  Puritan.  The  centre-board  sloop  had 
shown  her  ability  to  outpoint  and  outfoot  the  cutter,  for 
which  such  fine  windward  work  had  l)een  claimed,  and  no 
fears  as   to    her   superiority  in    light  winds  were    expressed. 


46  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

The  Second  Attempt,  September  8.  —  On  the  follow- 
ing morning,  Tuesday,  September  8,  the  second  attempt  at 
a  race  was  made,  and  ended  in  disappointment  —  even  more 
keen  than  before.  The  breeze  was  fresh  from  the  south- 
cast,  the  weather  being  simihir  to  that  of  the  previous 
da3%  and  there  was  every  prospect  of  a  splendid  race. 
The  tAvo  boats  were  in  readiness  for  the  contest  and  pro- 
ceeded to  the  starting-point.  The  preparatory  signal  had 
been  given,  and  the  boats  were  waiting  to  receive  the 
final  signal,  when,  by  some  miscalculation  on  the  part  of 
the  skippers  on  the  Puritan,  while  attempting  to  cross 
the  bows  of  the  Genesta,  in  going  to  windward,  the  two 
boats  were  l)rought  into  too  close  proximity,  and  a  col- 
lision ensued.  The  Genesta's  bowsprit  was  driven  through 
the  Puritan's  main-sail,  making  a  large  rent  therein,  and 
before  it  was  possible  to  disengage  it,  the  liowsprit  was 
carried  away  and  dragged  helplessly  over  the  Genesta's 
starboard    bow. 

The  rent  in  the  Puritan's  main-sail  was  about  a  yard 
square,  but  she  was  otherwise  uninjured.  As  the  Genesta's 
Ijowsprit  crashed  over  the  side,  tearing  off  stays  and  head- 
sails,  the  splendid  discipline  of  her  English  crew  was  dis- 
played to  good  advantage.  There  was  no  confusion ;  every 
man  was  in  his  place,  and  everything  was  speedily  secured 
and  stowed  away.  As  the  Genesla  had  the  right  of  way, 
the  committee  immediately  disqualified  the  Puritan.  Sir 
Richard  Sutton,  however,  refused  to  accede  to  the  decision, 
and,  with  true  sportsmanlike  spirit,  declared  that  he  had 
come  to  Ameri(^a  to  test  the  relative  merits  of  the  cutter 
and  centre-board  sloop,  and  not  to  claim  races  on  techni- 
calities.      The    owners    of    the    Boston    sloop    conferred   Avith 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  47 

Sir  Richard,  expressing  proibuud  regret  for  the  accident, 
and  offering  to  assume  all  the  expense  for  repairs  on  the 
cutter.  This  offer,  however,  was  refused  by  the  Genesld's 
owner,  who  showed  the  most  generous  spirit  throughout. 
Both  yachts  were  immediately  overhauled  and  put  in 
thorough    trim. 

The  Tiiikd  Attempt,  Friday,  September  11.  —  Both 
yachts  having  been  given  a  trial  spin  on  the  second 
day  following  the  accident,  to  learn  if  everything  was  in 
proper  condition,  the  next  attempt  was  made  on  Friday, 
September  11,  over  the  20-mile  windward  course  from 
Scotland  Lightship.  Indications  pointed  to  a  heavy  sea 
and  a  good  breeze ;  but  the  latter,  although  east-by-north 
and  only  about  six  knots,  was  increasing  when  the  start 
was  made. 

The  Puritan  crossed  the  line  at  11:35:41,  and  the 
Genesta  at  11:35:48,  the  former  being  to  windward.  The 
Puritan  had  a  decided  advantage  over  the  Genesta  in  this 
trial ;  but  the  hopes  of  those  who  had  expected  a  race 
were  agained  doomed  to  disappointment,  for  the  wind 
died  down  gradualhs  and  at  4.30  o'clock  the  Puritan, 
which  was  leading  by  one  and  one-half  miles,  was  still 
two  miles  distant  from  the  mark-boat,  and  it  l:>ecame  appar- 
ent that  the  race  could  not  be  finished.  At  5.52  o'clock 
the  judges  set  the  signal  for  a  postponement.  The  Genesta 
had  not  then  rounded  the  mark,  but  the  Puritan  had  rounded 
fifteen  minutes  before. 

The  Fourth  Attempt,  Saturday,  September  12.  —  The 
fourth  postponement  occurred  on  Saturday,  September  12, 
after  the  yachts  liad  waited  at  the  lightship  until  2.25 
o'clock,    during    which   time  there    was  almost   a   dead  calm. 


48  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 


THE   FIRST   FINISHED   RACE. 

On  Monday,  Sept.  14,  a  race  was  sailed  to  the  finish, 
and  victory  crowned  the   American    sloop. 

The  course  was  the  "inside"  one  of  38  miles,  startino" 
from  bnoy  18,  off  Bay  Ridge,  and  was  the  same  as  that 
in  the  third  trial  race.  The  wind  was  light,  from  the 
south-west,  at  the  time  of  starting,  gradually  falling  away 
to  almost  a  calm,  and  in  the  last  half  of  the  race  fresh- 
ening to  ten  miles  an  hour.  When  the  starting  signal 
was  given,  at  10.30  o'clock,  the  yachts  were  a  consider- 
able distance  from  the  line,  and,  failing  to  cross  within 
two  minutes,  time  was  computed  from  10.32  o'clock. 
Both  boats  crossed  a  few  seconds  later,  the  Genesta  being 
a  short  distance  ahead,  but  slightly  to  leeward.  The  sloop 
was  dressed  in  her  main-sail,  club-top-sail,  forestay-sail,  and 
jib,  and  the  cutter  carried  the  same  sails,  with  jib-top-sail 
additional,  though  the  latter  was  dispensed  w^ith  soon 
after.  The  racers  stood  on  the  starboard  track  for  twelve 
minutes,  during  which  the  Puritan  made  a  slight  gain  by 
pointing  higher  into  the  wind.  On  the  next  tack  she 
gained  about  two  hundred  feet,  and  when  they  again 
tacked  close  by  the  Clifton  shore  another  three  hundred 
feet  had  been  added,  while  she  still  held  the  weather 
position.  Though  losing  momentarily  by  l)eing  blanketed 
by  a  large  schooner  on  the  next  tack,  she  caught  a 
six-knot  breeze  as  she  passed  out  of  the  Narrows,  and 
at  11  o'clock  was  a  good  quarter  of  a  mile  to  the 
fore.  The  Genesta  had  in  the  meantime  set  her  jib- 
top-sail  again.  In  the  next  half  hour  tlie  white  sloop 
had     increased     the    lead     to     half     a     mile.        About     this 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  49 

time,  however,  she  lost  the  breeze  ahnost  entirely,  and 
the  Genesta,  holding  it  longer,  closed  a  portion  of 
the  gap.  The  yachts  sailed  lazily,  about  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  apart,  when  the  breeze  returned,  and  the  sloop  first 
feeling  its  influence,  regained  a  portion  of  the  lost  dis- 
tance. Both  boats  then  went  under  equal  weather  con- 
ditions, and  the  sloo[)  showed  the  l)etter  speed,  being  at 
buoy  9  three-quarters  of  a  mile  in  advance  of  her  com- 
petitor, and  an  eighth  of  a  mile  to  windward.  At  12.30 
o'clock  the  Genesta  met  batHing  winds,  and  had  much 
difficulty  in  weathering  the  buoy,  and  was  losing  steadily. 
The  Puritan  had  opened  a  gap  of  nearly  two  miles,  but 
during  the  next  half-hour  the  cutter  was  more  favored 
by  the  flukes  and  closed  \\\)  considerably.  Ofl'  the  point 
of  Sandy  Hook  there  was  the  first  indication  of  the 
Genesta  overhauling  the  Boston  boat,  and  there  was  great 
excitement.  The  latter  was  in  a  calm  spot,  and  the  cut- 
ter  came    bowling   along   at   great   speed. 

The  anxiety  was  soon  relieved,  however,  for  the  Puri- 
tan^ getting  a  fresh  breeze  before  the  Genesta  had  time  to 
close  up  on  her,  shot  awa}'  for  the  lightship  at  a  rate 
which  gave  her  a  firm  hold  on  her  lead.  The  wind  then 
blew  ten  miles  an  hour,  and  both  boats  carried  all  sail.  It 
was  a  beautiful  race  to  the  lightship,  the  sloop  outfooting 
the  cutter  steadilj^  and  standing  up  better.  The  Puritan 
rounded  the  lightship  at  2 :  14  :  54,  and  the  Genesta  at 
2:19:16,  —  the  former  on  the  run  home  passing  the  latter 
half  a  mile  to  leeward  of  the  ship.  There  was  a  great 
demonstration  made  by  the  fleet  of  excursion  boats  as 
each  went  oft*  on  the  last  half  of  the  race.  On  the 
stretch    back    to    buoy    10    the    sloop    did    splendid    sailing, 


50  PAmE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

and  every  inch  of  canvas  did  its  ^vo^k.  She  gained 
steadily  in  the  fresh  breeze,  and  when  at  the  point  of  the 
Hook  led  by  a  mile.  Inside  the  Hook  both  yachts  had 
trouble  with  the  strong  ebb  tide,  and  the  wind  there  was 
found  to  l)e  not  over  tive  miles  an  hour.  Under  these 
circumstances  the  cutter  did  better  than  the  sloop ;  but 
the  latter,  on  rounding  buoy  8^,  at  3:32:30,  set  her 
balloon  jib-top-sail,  and  from  that  moment  to  the  finish  she 
constantly  crept  ahead.  The  Genesta  rounded  buoy  8|  at 
3:38:05,  and,  with  spinnaker  and  balloon  jib-top-sail  set, 
she  started  after  her  rival.  She  flew  through  the  water, 
but  failed  to  gain  on  the  sloop,  which  did  not  set  her 
spinnaker.  The  Puritan  crossed  the  finish  line  at  4:38:05, 
and  the  Genesta,  which  was  far  astern,  tinished  at  4:54:52. 
The  joy  of  the  thousands  of  spectators  knew  no  bounds, 
and  for  many  minutes  whistles  shrieked  and  cannons  roared, 
proclaiming  the  great  victory  of  the  American  centre- 
board   sloop. 

THE    SUMMAEY  OF   THE   RACE. 

Course.  —  38  miles;  New  York  Yacht  Club  inside  course. 
Wind. — Varying  from  one    to  ten  miles   an  hour;  south- 
west. 

Buoy  Buoy      Saudy  Hook   Buoy  10  Elapsed   Corrected 

start.  J  J  J  .  Finish. 

No.  10.        No.  .5.       Lightship.      (ret'g).  Time.  Time. 

H.  M.  S.         H.  M.  S.         H.  M.  S.  H.  M.  S.  H.  M.  S.         H.  M.  S.         H.  M.  S.         H.  SI.  S. 

Puritan.  10  32  00  1  16  32  1  31  30  2  14  54  3  3S  05  4  38  05  6  06  05  6  06  05 
Genesta.  10  32  00   1  19  25   1  36  00   2  19  16   3  46  05   4  54  52   6  22  52   6  22  24 

The    Puritan  allowed   the   Genesta    28    seconds,    and    won 
by   16  minutes  19  seconds,  corrected  time. 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  51 

THE    SECOND    FINISHED    RACE. 

On  Wednesday,  September  1(1,  the  second  race  to 
a  finish  was  sailed ;  and,  thoiiah  the  Boston  sloop  won, 
it  was  only  after  a  l)attle  the  outcome  of  which  was  un- 
certain almost  to  the  moment  the  Puritan  crossed  the 
finish  line.  The  course  was  that  from  the  lightship 
Wreck  of  Scotland,  twenty  miles  dead  to  leeward  and 
return.  The  wind  was  west  -  north  -  west,  blowinof  ten 
miles  an  hour;  and,  with  spinnaker,  main-sail,  and  club- 
top-sail  set,  the  Genesta  started  at  11:05:16,  and  the 
Puritan  at  11:06:01.  Both  went  like  greyhounds,  but 
the  white  sloop,  inch  by  inch,  closed  up,  and  at  11.50 
o'clock  was  abreast  of  the  cutter.  A1)out  this  time  the 
Genesta  changed  her  spinnaker  from  starboard  to  port, 
and  the  change  helped  her  perceptibly.  During  the  next 
five  miles  she  slowly  gained  on  the  centre-board,  which 
had  gone  to  the  front  during  the  shifting  of  canvas,  and 
at  12.45  o'clock  passed  to  the  fore.  The  visitor  con- 
tinued to  excel  in  speed,  and  after  a  magnificent  run 
reached  the  mark- boat  a  half-mile  in  the  lead.  She 
rounded  at  1  :  05  :  30,  and  the  Puritan  made  the  turn 
2  minutes  and  6  seconds  later.  Both  started  on  the 
beat  homeward  on  the  starboard  tack,  and  here  the  sloop 
did  some  phenomenal  work.  The  wind  had  increased  to 
nearly  twenty  miles  an  hour,  and  both  continued  the  fight 
with  whole  main-sails,  clnb-top-sails,  and  two  jibs.  The 
Puritan  slowly  worked  to  windward,  and  wiion  both  tacked 
to  port,  at  1.22,  the  Genesta' s  lead  had  been  decreased 
to  a  quarter  of  a  mile.  The  Puritan  sent  down  her  to})- 
mast   at  1.26    o'clock,  and   the   Genesta  took  in  her   top-sail 


52  PAINE-BUEGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

at  the  same  time.  The  weather  was  now  squally,  and 
as  it  increased  in  force  the  Puritan  continued  to  out- 
point and  outfoot  the  cutter.  At  2  o'clock  both  yachts 
were  sailing  with  their  lee  rails  under  water  and  their 
decks  awash,  the  wind  blowing  at  the  rate  of  nearl}^ 
thirty  miles  an  hour ;  but  in  fifteen  minutes  the  wind  had 
subsided  to  twenty  knots.  In  going  about  on  the  star- 
board tack,  at  2.16  o'clock,  the  Puritan  showed  that  she 
had  recovered  her  loss,  and  was  a  mile  to  windward. 
Another  increase  in  the  wind  sent  it  up  to  thirty  knots 
an  hour,  and  caused  an  ugly  sea,  in  which  the  Genesta 
labored  heavil3\  The  Puritan,  however,  lost  some  of 
her  gain  to  windward  hj  the  wind  hauling  to  the  north- 
north-west.  The  Genesta,  though  previously  far  to  lee- 
ward, could  now  make  the  lightship  in  one  long  reach  of 
ten  miles,  and  the  result  of  the  race  became  a  matter 
of  grave  doul)t.  The  Puritan  overcame  this  advantage 
b}''  heading  up  a  trifle  higher,  while  still  maintaining  a 
pace  equal  to  that  of  the  cutter,  and  for  a  time  the 
boats,  bow  and  bow,  rushed  madly  through  the  water. 
It  was  a  most  exciting  struggle ;  and  the  anxiety,  as  the 
yachts  approached  the  finish  line,  was  intense.  At  two 
miles  from  the  lightship  the  Puritan  was  a  trifle  to  wind- 
ward and  leading  by  only  a  few  feet.  Capt.  Carter  made 
a  desperate  attempt  to  take  his  vessel  into  the  weather 
position,  but  in  vain.  He  again  and  again  repeated  the 
attempt ;  but  at  one  mile  from  the  line  the  white  boat 
had  secured  a  safe  lead,  and  a  few  minutes  later  had 
crossed,  a  winner  of  the  race  and  of  the  America's  Cup. 
The  demonstration  in  honor  of  the  victory  was  one  long 
to    be   remembered.       Human    voices,    cannons,    and   whistles 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  53 

sounded  their  applause,  and  excursionists  danced  with  de- 
light, embraced  each  other,  and  gave  all  sorts  of  evidence 
of  joy.  The  salute  to  the  Genesta  when  she  finished  was 
hardly    less   demonstrative. 

THE    SUMMARY    OF    THE     RACE. 

Course.  —  20  miles  to  leeward  and  return,  starting  from 
Scotland  Lightship. 

Wind. — Varying  from  ten  to  thirty  miles  an  hour;  west- 
north-west  at  the  start,  and  shifting  to  north-north-west 
during   the    last    half    of    the    race. 


Turning  Elapsed  Corrected 

Start.  Finish. 

Stalje.  Time.  Time. 


Puritan  .     .     .     11   06  01     1   07  36     4  09  1.5     5  0.3   14     5  03  14 
Genesta  .     .     .     11  0.5  16     1  0.3  30     4  10  39     5  0.5  23     o  04  52 

The  Puritan  allowed  the  Genesta  31  seconds,  and  won 
by    1    minute    38    seconds,    corrected  time. 

Soon  after  the  cup  races  the  Puntan  was  sold  at  auc- 
tion to  Gen.  Charles  J.  Paine,  of  Boston,  and  was  pur- 
chased from  him,  before  the  opening  of  the  next  yachting 
season,  by  Mr.  J.  Malcolm  Forbes,  Vice-Commodore  of 
the    Eastern    Yacht    Club,    and    is    now    in   his    possession. 


THE  CHALLENGE  OF  THE  GALATEA. 

The  challenge  from  Mr.  J.  Beavor-Webb  was  received 
February  26,  1885,  he  having  entered  the  English  cutter 
Galatea,    as    well    as    the    Genesta,    for    the    race    for    the 


54  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

America's  Cup.  That  part  of  the  manifesto  which  related 
to  the  Galatea  was  accepted  at  a  meeting  of  the  New 
York  Yacht  Clul),  on  October  22,  1885,  and  the  races 
were  fixed  for  the  following  year.  No  modifications  in  the 
sailing  regulations  were  made,  although  several  were  sug- 
ofested    by    the    owner  of   the    challenging    boat. 


THE    BOSTON    CENTRE-BOARD    SLOOP    MAYFLOWER. 

To  the  liberality  and  public  spirit  of  Gen.  Charles  J. 
Paine,  of  Boston,  unaided  by  any  syndicate,  as  in  the  case 
of  the  building  of  the  sloop  Puritan,  is  due  the  sloop  May- 
flower, which  achieved  great  honors  over  America's  fastest 
yachts  of  all  classes,  as  well  as  securing  the  renown  of 
successfully  defending  the  challenge  for  the  America's  Cup 
in  188(3.  The  entire  cost  was  assumed  by  him,  and  to 
rio-o'ino-  and  sailino-  her  his  best  efforts  were  given  during 
the  memorable  yachting  season  of  that  year. 

The  Mayflower  was  designed  by  Mr.  Edward  Burgess, 
of  Boston,  many  of  General  Paine's  ideas  being  embodied 
in   the    plans. 

Mr.  Burgess  frankly  said  at  the  time  :  "  It  is  only  fair  to 
General  Paine  to  state  that  the  principal  changes  made  in 
the  new  sloop,  which  cause  her  to  differ  from  the  Pnritan, 
were  made  under  his  direction.  They  are  the  outcome  of 
his  ideas,  and,  if  she  comes  up  to  what  is  expected.  General 
Paine  should  have  all  the  credit." 

The  plans  were  delivered  early  in  the  year  188G  to 
Messrs.  George  Lawley  &  Sons,  of  South  Boston,  who 
besran  the  work  of  construction  on  January  25.  She 
was   built   entirely  of  wood,    of  the    best    material,  and    the 


r^.'}' 


n^i 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  55 

work  of  construction  was  the  most  thorough  in  every 
respect.  On  the  Gth  day  of  May  the  3Iay flower  was 
successfully  launched,  and  the  work  of  riofging  her  speedily 
followed.  The  general  appearance  of  the  Mayflov:er  is  not 
unlike  that  of  the  Puritan.  In  many  particulars,  however, 
there  is  a  wide  difference  between  them.  The  frames, 
forty-nine  in  number,  are  all  double,  except  tlixi  seven 
forward  and  three  after  cants,  and  are  of  oak,  as  are  also 
the  chain-plate  frames,  which  extend  in  one  piece  from 
keel  to  gunwale.  All  the  frames  are  mortised  into  the  side 
of  the  keel,  and  those  in  the  wake  of  the  centre-board  are 
dovetailed  and  keved.  The  koel  is  made  of  two  oak  losrs, 
each  I)eing  originally  sixty  feet  long  and  twenty-three  inches 
square.  The  stern-post  is  attached  to  the  keel  by  a  knee, 
to  which  it  is  bolted.  The  centre-board  well  is  cut  in  the 
keel,  twenty-three  feet  long  and  five  inches  wide.  The  oak 
keel  is  a))out  sixty-eight  feet  long,  and  is  in  its  widest  part, 
along  the  centre-board  slot,  forty-six  inches  on  top  and 
forty  inches  on  the  bottom.  The  lead  keel  originally 
weighed  thirty-seven  tons,  but  this  weight  was  increased 
subsequently.  It  was  run  in  three  moulds,  to  conform  to 
the  oak  keel,  the  forward  piece  being  al)out  fourteen  feet 
long,  the  middle  one  about  twenty-three  feet  long,  and  the 
after  piece  about  twenty  feet  long.  Along  the  centre- 
board box  this  enormous  mass  of  lead  measures  forty  inches 
wide  at  the  top,  and  sixteen  inches  at  the  lowest  part.  It 
is  attached  to  the  oak  keel  by  heavy  bolts  of  3'ellow  metal. 
The  stem  and  the  stern-post  are  of  the  best  white  oak. 
The  latter  has  a  rake  of  four  feet  and  three  inches  in  nine 
feet  and  eight  inches. 

The   centre-board    is  twenty-two    feet    long,    ten    feet    deep, 


56  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

and  four  inches  thick.  Its  lower  courses  are  of  oak,  and 
its  upper  ones  of  hard  pine.  Several  hundred  pounds  of 
lead  in  the  top  serve  to  sink  it  easily.  There  are  twelve 
iron  floor  timbers, —  six  forward  and  six  aft  of  the  centre- 
board box,  which  weigh  about  two  tons,  and  serve  as 
ballast  as  well  as  to  strenffthen  the  vessel.  The  deck  beams 
are  of  hackmatack,  6X5  inches.  The  deck  is  laid  in 
the  best  white  pine.  The  bulwarks  are  also  of  white  pine, 
the  rail  of  oak,  and  the  stringers  of  yellow  pine.  The 
chain-plates  are  of  iron,  six  in  number,  three  on  each  side 
of  the  vessel. 

The  main  saloon  is  fifteen  feet  long,  and  of  nearly  the 
same  beam  as  the  yacht,  the  trimmings  being  of  mahogany. 
There  is  an  after  state-room,  seven  feet  long,  with  two 
berths;  on  the  starboard  side,  forward  of  the  main  saloon, 
a  large  state-room,  with  modern  conveniences,  and  on  the 
port  side,  forward,  several  small  state-rooms  for  the  officers. 
The  galley  and  forecastle  are  conveniently  furnished  and 
well   lighted    and    ventilated. 

The  sailing  master  selected  for  the  Mayfloiver  was 
Capt.  Martin  V.  B.  Stone,  of  Swampscott,  Mass.,  who 
since  his  boyhood  had  had  experience  in  sailing  craft  and 
had  gained  an  excellent  reputation  as  a  sailing  master  of 
racing  yachts,  by  his  splendid  handling  of  the  speedy 
schooner  yacht  Halcyon,  while  she  was  owned  by  General 
Paine. 

The  trial  trip  of  the  Mayflower  was  made  on  May  30, 
1886,  but  did  not  afford  an  opportunity  to  show  the  real 
merits  of  the  yacht,  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  new  sails 
sat  very  badly.  Frequent  trips  in  Massachusetts  Bay 
caused   an  improvement  in  the  sails ;    but  in  several  regattas 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  57 

she  was  defeated  by  the  Puritan,  although  she  showed 
wonderful  speed  in  running  and  reaching.  Slight  changes 
in  spars,  sails,  and  ballast  were  at  once  made,  and  resulted 
in  some  improvement  in  the  sailing  qualities  of  the  yacht, 
for  in  the  next  contest  in  which  she  was  entered  —  the 
annual  cruise  of  the  Xew  York  Yacht  Club  —  she  led  the 
fleet  of  seventy  vessels,  the  run  being  from  Xew  London, 
Conn.,    to   Newport,   R.I. 

In  the  race  for  the  Goelet  Cup  for  sloops,  on  Aug.  7, 
1886,  the  Mayjiower  was  the  victor,  and  over  the  whole 
course  of  forty-four  miles  she  gave  a  wonderful  perform- 
ance, defeating  the  fleet-footed  Puritan,  Atlantic,  and 
Priscilla. 

General  Paine,  from  the  beginning  of  the  season,  had 
labored  incessantly  to  remedy  the  defects  natural  to  a  new 
yacht,  and  to  Mr.  Burgess's  skill  in  designing  was  added 
the  valuable  suggestions  as  to  sails  and  ballasting  which 
the  owner  of  the  craft  had  learned  by  long  experience  in 
yachting  contests.  To  defend  the  challenge  for  the  Amer- 
ica's Cup,  which  had  been  sent  by  Mr.  J.  Beavor-Webb 
in  behalf  of  Lieut.  William  R.  Henn,  the  owner  of  the 
British  cutter  Galatea,  was  General  Paine's  sole  object  for 
the  enormous  outlay  of  money  in  building  the  Mayjiower, 
and  to  his  untiring  energy  was  due  the  credit  of  bringing 
to  the  front  the  fleetest  yacht  that  had  ever  been  produced 
on  American  shores.  After  the  changes  in  the  Mayflower, 
which  have  been  noted,  had  been  made,  the  official  meas- 
urements were    as  follows  :  — 

Lenffth  over  all,  100  feet :  length  on  water-line,  85  feet 
7  inches ;  beam,  23  feet  iV^  inches ;  beam  at  water-line, 
22  feet   3    inches;    depth  of  hold,  8  feet   0  inches;   draught, 


58  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

10  feet ;  length  of  mast  from  deck  to  hounds,  63  feet ; 
length  of  top-mast,  entire,  48  feet;  length  of  boom,  80 
feet ;  length  of  gaff,  50  feet ;  length  of  bowsprit,  outboard, 
38  feet;  length  of  spinnaker-boom,  G7  feet;  displacement, 
128  tons;  ballast,  inside  and  keel,  50  tons;  sail  area  (New 
York  Yacht  Club  rules),  8,634  square  feet;  racing  meas- 
urement (Xew  York  Yacht  Club  rules),  87.99. 

In   this    condition    the   3Iayfioiver   prepared    to    do    battle 
with  the    Galatea. 


THE  ENGLISH  CUTTER  GALATEA. 

The  English  cutter  Galatea.,  which  was  the  challenging 
boat  entered  for  the  America's  Cup  races  in  1886,  was 
designed  by  Mr.  J.  Beavor-AVebb  and  owned  l)y  Lieut. 
William    R.    Henn,    R.N. 

The  Galatea  was  launched  on  May  1,  1885,  having 
been  built  by  Messrs.  John  Reid  &  Sons,  of  Port  Glas- 
gow, Scot.  The  hull  is  wholly  of  steel,  and  the  deck, 
fittings,  bulwarks,  and  stanchions  are  of  teak.  Her  keel 
is  of  steel,  trough-shaped,  into  which  eighty  tons  of  lead 
were  run,  this  being  the  total  amount  of  ballast.  The 
workmanship  was  of  the  finest  order  possible.  Beneath 
her  coat  of  paint,  which  is  as  smooth  as  glass,  neither 
rivet  nor  butt  is  seen.  Her  inside  fittings  are  excellent. 
The  main  saloon  is  panelled  in  walnut  and  ash,  and  was 
designed  with  much  taste.  The  after-cabin  is  finished  in 
Hungarian  ash,  and  the  cabinet  w^ork  is  of  beautiful 
design.  Much  difficulty  was  experienced  in  getting  her 
in  perfect  trim,  and  in  the  races  in  which  she  took  part 
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three  races  she  met  with  serious  accidents,  one  of  which 
was  the  carrying  awa}^  of  her  mast  close  to  the  deck. 
She  was  entered  in  fifteen  races  during  the  season  of 
1885,  but  did  not  secure  a  first  prize.  Three  second 
prizes  were  her  only  trophies,  as  in  most  of  the  events 
she  was  badly  defeated  by  the  crack  English  yachts 
Irex,  Marjorie,  Wendur,  and  ManjuerUe.  At  the  end 
of  the  season  the  Galatea  was  thoroughly  overhauled  and 
her  ballast  recast  lower  than  before.  Her  record  in 
1886  continued  to  be  poor,  for  in  the  three  races  which 
she  sailed  in  British  waters  she  won  but  two  second  prizes. 
Many  experiments  were  made  with  her  main-sail,  and  a 
loose-footed  one  was  finally  deemed  to  be  the  best  suited 
to  her.  Commanded  by  Capt.  Daniel  Bradford,  an  ex- 
perienced English  navigator,  the  Galatea  sailed  for  America 
on  the  30th  day  of  June,  188G,  and  dropped  anchor 
in  the  harbor  of  Marblehead,  Mass.,  on  the  evening  of 
August  1,  after  an  uneventful  voyage.  Subsequently  she 
sailed  for  Xew  York,  where  she  was  placed  in  a  dry 
dock,  to  be  overhauled  and  made  ready  for  the  Cup 
races. 

By  the  rules  of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  the  official 
measurements  of  the  Galatea  were  found  to  be  as  fol- 
lows :  — 

Length  over  all,  102.60  feet;  length  on  Avater-line, 
86.80  feet;  beam,  15  feet;  draught,  13.50  feet;  area  of 
midship  section,  110  feet;  length  of  mast,  deck  to  hounds, 
53  feet;  length  of  top-mast,  51  feet;  length  of  boom,  73 
feet ;  length  of  gaft",  46  feet ;  length  of  bowsprit,  outboard, 
37.60  feet;  length  of  spinnaker-boom,  67  feet;  ballast, 
80    tons;    displacement,  157.63    tons;    sail    area  (Xew  York 


60  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

Yacht   Club  rules),   7,505    square    feet;    racing  measurement 
(New   York   Yacht    Club   rules),   86.87. 

THE    TRIAL     RACES    OF    1886. 

The  first  trial  race  took  place  on  Saturday,  Aug.  21, 
1886,  over  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  inside  course  ;  dis- 
tance,   38   miles.       The    entries    were  :  — 

Puritan^  centre-l)oard  sloop,  Boston,  racing  measurement, 
83.85  ;  Mayflower,  centre-board  sloop,  Boston,  racing  meas- 
urement, 87.99;  Atlantic,  centre-board  sloop.  New  York, 
racing  measurement,  86.31  ;  Priscilla,  centre-board  sloop. 
New   York,    racing   measurement,    85.97. 

The  Atlantic  had  been  built  during  the  previous  winter 
for  a  sj'ndicate  of  New"  York  gentlemen,  for  the  express 
purpose  of  defending  the  challenge  for  the  Cup.  She  is  a 
centre-board  sloop,  constructed  of  wood,  and  was  designed 
by  Mr.  Philip  Elsworth.  ]\Ir.  John  F.  Mumm,  of  Brooklyn, 
N.  Y.,  was  her  builder,  and  she  was  launched  on  May  1, 
1886. 

During  the  past  year  slight  changes  had  been  made  in 
the  rig  of  the  Prlscilla,  and  she  had  passed  into  the  hands 
of  Mr,  A.  Cass    Canfield. 

The  wind  was  light  from  the  east-south-east,  and  when  the 
boats  crossed  the  line  the  Atlantic  held  the  weather  posi- 
tion, with  the  Puritan  on  her  lee-quarter  and  the  Priscilla 
a  trifle  farther  to  leeward.  The  Mayfloicer  was  some  dis- 
tance astern,  but  when  she  crossed  was  well  up  to  wind- 
ward. The  time  of  the  start  was:  Atlantic,  10:12:07; 
Puritan,  10  :  12  :  50  ;  Priscilla,  10  :  13  :  20  ;  Mai/flower,  10  : 
14  :  26.     The  Mar/flower,  2  minutes  19  seconds    in    the   rear 


PAIXE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  61 

of  the  Adandc,  began  to  force  the  battle  at  the  start. 
Pointed  high  in  the  wind,  she  went  along  at  a  pace  which 
the  Puritan  could  not  hold  so  close  to  the  wind.  She 
gradually  closed  up  on  the  latter,  and  in  the  run  to  the  light- 
ship passed  the  two  Xew-Yorkers.  The  lightship  was 
rounded  by  the  Mayflower  at  1  :  36  :  40 ;  by  the  Atlantic  at 
1  :  44  :  40  ;  by  the  Puritan  at  1  :  46  :  05  ;  and  by  the  Priscilla 
at  1:50:10;  and  the}'  all  started  homeward  with  their 
spinnakers  out.  The  Mayflower  continued  to  widen  the  gai), 
and  at  the  finish  line  led  the  Atlantic,  her  nearest  compet- 
itor, by  over  a  mile. 

THE    SUMMARY    OF     THE     FIRST     RACE. 

Course.  —  38  miles;  Xew  York  Yacht  Club  inside  course. 
Wind.  —  Light ;  east-south-east. 

Sandy  Hook  Elapsed  Corrected 

Start.  Finish.  ,  ^. 

Lightship.  lirae.  Time. 

H.       M.        9.  H.      M.       S.         H.      M.       9.  H.      M.        S.  H.      M.        S. 

Mayflower  .  .  10  14:  26  1  36  40  3  51  10  5  36  44  5  36  44 

Atlantic  .  .  .  10  12  07  1  44  40  4  00  42  5  48  35  5  47  34 

Puritan   .  .  .  10  12  50  1  46  05  4  03  11  5  50  21  5  47  55 

Priscilla  .  .  .  10  13  20  1  50  10  4  09  45  5  56  25  5  55   13 

The  Mayflower  won  by  10  minutes  50  seconds,  corrected 
time. 

The  Mayflower  allowed  the  Atlantic  1  minute  1  second ; 
the  Priscilla,  1  minute  12  seconds;  the  Puritan,  2  minutes 
26  seconds. 

On  Monday,  August  23,  an  attempt  was  made  to  sail  the 
second  trial-race,  but  after  the  yachts  had  sailed  ten  miles 
the    wind    gave    out,  and    a    postponement    resulted.       The 


62  PxlINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

Puritan  was  then  in  the  lead,  the  Mayflower  second,  the 
Priscilla  third,  and  the  Atlantic,,  which  had  carried  away 
her   top-mast,  was    out    of  the    race. 

The  second  trial  race  occurred  on  Wednesday,  August  25, 
over  a  course  fifteen  miles  to  leeward  and  return.  The  wind 
was  north-north-east,  and  the  run  was  south-south-west,  the 
start  being  from  Sandy  Hook  Lightship,  three  miles  farther  out 
than  the  Scotland  Lightship.  With  a  steady  20-knot  breeze, 
the  race  proved  to  be  a  grand  one.  The  Mayflower  started 
with  a  handicap  of  2  minutes  25  seconds,  but  nearly  over- 
hauled her  rivals  before  the  outer  mark  was  reached.  The 
beat  homeward  showed  that  the  Mayflower  was  the  superior 
of  the  other  flyers  in  strong  winds  as  much  as  she  had 
been  in  light  winds,  and  at  the  finish  she  led  the  Puritan 
by  half  a  mile,  and  the  others  by  over    a    mile. 


THE    SUxMMARY    OF    THE    SECOND    RACE. 

Course.  —  30    miles;    15    miles    to    leeward    and    return, 
starting   from    Sandy    Hook  Lightship. 

Wind.  —  20  miles  an  hour ;  north-north-east. 

-c  ••  1  Elapsed  Corrected 

Start.  Outer  Mark.  Finish. 

Time.  Time. 

H.        M.        S.  H.        M.        S.  H.      JI.      S.  H.      SI.      S.  H.      M.      S. 

Mayflower    .      .  12  09  00  2  21  31  4  50  45  4  41  49  4  41  49 

Puritan  .     .     .  12  07  36  2  22  30  4  55  05  4  47  29  4  45  36 

Priscilla  ...  12  09  00  2  23  17  4  59  47  4  50  47  4  49  50 

Atlantic.     .     .  12  06  38  2  20  02  4  58  58  4  52  20  4  51  32 

The    Mayfloiver  won    by    3    minutes   47  seconds,  corrected 
time.      The    Mayflower    allowed    the    Atlantic    48    seconds ; 


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the  Pnscilla,  57    seconds;    the  Puritan,  1    minute    53    sec- 
onds. 

The  committee  immediately  selected  the  JMayfloicer  as  the 
defender   of  the   challenge   for   the    America's    Cup. 

THE    CUP    RACES    OF    1886. 

The  Fikst  Kace,  Tuesday,  Sept.  7.  —  The  course 
chosen  for  the  first  race  was  the  regular  one  of  the 
New  York  Yacht  Club,  starting  from  buoy  18,  Xew 
York  harbor,  and  the  same  as  the  one  sailed  over  by  the 
Puriian  and  Genesta  in  the  "  inside  "  race  of  the  previous 
year.  Interest  in  yachting  in  general,  and  in  this  event  in 
particular,  had  been  intensified  by  the  races  of  1885,  and 
throughout  the  country  news  of  the  progress  of  the  strug- 
gle was  eagerly  sought.  In  Boston  the  enthusiasm  of  the 
previous  season  was  unabated.  At  the  scene  of  the  contest 
there  was  the  same  dazzling  picture  as  before.  Speedy 
and  costly  steam  yachts  mingled  with  lowly  craft  of  all 
descriptions.  Saih'ng  yachts,  with  huge  spread  of  canvas, 
darted  hither  and  thither  to  avoid  the  immense  flotilla  of 
tugs,  steamers,  and  steam  yachts,  and  the  shores  on  both 
sides  were  black  with  people,  who  all  day  long  gazed 
upon    the    grand    marine    spectacle. 

The  wind  was  from  the  south,  compelling  the  yachts  to 
beat  down  the  Narrows,  and  was  very  light.  As  the  pros- 
pect that  it  would  increase  in  force  was  good,  the  com- 
mittee having  charge  of  the  race  decided  to  start  the 
boats,  and  the  preparatory  signal  was  given.  Then  there 
began  the  most  skilful  sailing  for  position  of  which 
yachtsmen   are    capable,   and    sharp  tactics  were   resorted  to. 


64  PAINE-BUKGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

The  Galatea,  however,  held  the  most  advantageous  position, 
and  was  able  to  keep  it  until  the  signal  for  the  start  was 
given,  when  she  shot  over  the  line  at  10:56:11;  the 
Mayjloiver  following  at  10:56:12  o'clock.  Both  yachts 
crossed  on  the  starboard  tack,  the  Mayflower  carrying 
her  main-sail,  club-top-sail,  forestay-sail,  jib  and  jib-top-sail, 
and  the  Galatea  the  same,  except  that  her  jib-top-sail  was 
not  set.  The  start  was  a  magnificent  one,  and  was  ac- 
companied by  a  deafening  roar  of  cannon  and  shriek  of 
whistles  from  the  attendant  fleet.  The  Galatea  being  to 
windward,  the  Mayflower  made  an  efi'ort  to  prevent  being 
blanketed,  and  soon  crept  a  few  feet  to  the  front.  The 
visitor,  however,  was  pointing  closer  into  the  Avind.  As 
they  neared  the  Bay  Ridge  shore,  the  sloop  had  a  lead 
of  two  hundred  feet,  and,  going  about  on  the  port  tack,  was 
nearly  on  even  terms.  The  Galatea  tacked  immediately, 
and  showed  herself  to  be  much  quicker  in  stays.  In 
standing  toward  the  Staten  Island  shore,  the  cutter  was 
jammed  so  closely  into  the  wind  that  she  moved  heavily 
through  the  water,  and  the  Mayflower  was  making  a  very 
perceptible  gap  between  herself  and  her  rival.  Both  were 
affected  by  the  strong  flood-tide  which  was  setting  them 
to  leeward,  the  Galatea  suffering  more  than  the  Mayflower. 
At  11:03:30  the  cutter's  jib-top-sail  was  run  up,  but  it 
did  not  prevent  the  Mayflower  from  still  drawing  away 
from  her.  As  the  yachts  approached  the  Stapleton  shore 
they  found  a  large  schooner  anchored  in  their  path.  The 
Mayflower  tried  to  weather  it,  and  by  luffing  succeeded, 
but  the  Enojlish  boat  was  obliged  to  go  to  leeward  of  it. 
Both  kept  close  to  the  shore,  the  sloop  going  about  at 
11:13:30,  and    the    cutter   at    11:14:30    o'clock. 


PAIXE-BL'HGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  65 

On  this  stretch  the  Mayfower  made  a  considerable  gain. 
She  did  not  attempt  to  sail  so  high  into  the  wind,  hut 
under  skilful  handling  kept  good  headway-,  and  in  the  light 
wind  did  creditable  work.  Mr.  Beavor-Webb  held  the 
tiller  of  the  iron  boat,  and  Captain  Stone  was  at  the 
Mayflower'' s  wheel,  while  the  assistance  and  suggestions  of 
IMessrs.  Paine  and  Burgess  were  invalual>le.  The  Galatea 
w^as  l)eing  pinched  hard  to  otfset  in  windward  work  what 
the  Mayflower  was  doing  in  outfooting  her,  and  was  fully 
a  quarter  of  a  mile  astern  when  the  latter  tacked,  at 
I'l  :  22  :  20.  Short  tacks  ensued,  the  Mayflower  making 
fifteen  and  the  Galatea  sixteen  from  the  start  to  Imoy  10, 
the  sloop  then  leading  fully  three-fourths  of  a  mile.  The 
Mayfloicer  rounded  l)uoy  8i  at  1:01:  51,  and  the  Galatea 
at  1  :  07  :  07.  From  this  j)oint  to  the  end  of  Sandy  Hook 
the  Galatea  decreased  the  gap  by  holding  l^etter  to  wind- 
ward against  the  tide  than  did  the  American  boat.  It  was 
one  long  reach  to  the  Sandy  Hook  Lightship,  and  the  May- 
flower's  splendid  sailing  qualities  added  three  minutes  more 
to  her  advantage.  She  rounded  the  lightship  on  the  star- 
board tack  at  2  : 8.5  :  02,  and  her  immense  balloon  jib-top- 
sail was  immediately  broken  out.  The  Galatea  rounded  at 
2:44:13,  and  likewise  set  her  balloon  jib-top-sail,  though 
by  no  means  with  the  skill  displayed  by  the  Yankee  crew. 
In  the  reach  back  to  the  Hook,  the  sloop  gained  three 
minutes  more,  and  passed  l)uoy  8J  at  3.34,  followed  by 
the  Galatea  at  3. 40  o'clock.  With  a  slightly  freshening 
wind,  the  boats  began  their  run  home  before  it,  though 
the  Boston  boat  did  not  set  her  spinnaker  until  she  was 
within  a  mile  of  the  finish.  Five  minutes  before  the 
cutter's     spinnaker     had     been     set,    'and     both    boats     were 


66  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

bowlins  along  at  good  speed,  accompanied  by  the  fleet  of 
steam  craft  which  crowded  in  on  all  sides.  The  Mayflower 
finished  at  5:26:41,  with  a  lead  of  one  and  one-half 
miles,  and  the  Galatea  at  5:39:21.  Each  received  a 
salute,  which  continued  for  many  minutes,  steam-whistles 
and    cannons    soundinsj   their    loud  acclaim. 


THE    SUMMAEY    OF    THE    RACE. 


CouESE.  —  38  miles  ;  New  York  Yacht  Club  inside  course. 
Wind. — Light;    south. 


Sandy  Hook  Buoy  81  Elapsed  Coireeted 

Start.          Buoy  Si             "  Finisli.          ^ 

Lightship,  (ret'g).                               Time.  Time. 

H.    M.     S.        H.    M.    S.        H.    M.     S.  H.    JI.    S.  H.    M.     S.  H.   31.    S.  H.    M.    S. 

Mayflower      .     10  56  12       1  01  51       2  35  02  3  34  00  4  22  53  5  26  41  5  26  41 

Galatea      ..     10  56  11       1  07  07      2  44  13  3  46  00  4  35  32  5  39  21  5  38  43 


The  Mayfloiver  won  by  12  minutes  2  seconds,  corrected 
time. 

The    Mayflower   allowed    the    Galatea   38  seconds. 

The  Second  Day,  Thursday,  Sept.  9.  —  A  Postpone- 
ment.—  On  Thursday,  September  9,  the  day  fixed  for  the 
second  race,  the  weather  was  anything  but  favorable.  There 
was  a  light  rain,  a  fog,  at  times  thick,  and  a  moderate 
breeze  east  by  north.  The  course  was  to  be  twenty  miles 
to  windward  from  the  Scotland  Lightship  and  return  to  the 
starting-point,  and  the  yachts,  anticipating  bad  weather, 
carried  none  of  their  flying  kites.  The  Galatea  had  reefed 
her    bowsprit    and    carried    a    No.     2    jib,    working-top-sail, 


PAINE-BUKGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  (37 

forestay-sail,  and  main-sail.  The  start  was  made  with  the 
boats  on  the  starboard  tack,  the  Mayflower  being  a  trifle 
to  windward.  The  latter  crossed  at  11:30:30,  and  the 
Galatea  at  11  :  30  :  32.  The  sloop  slowly  drew  ahead,  the 
wind  meanwhile  becoming  lighter  and  lighter.  Club-top-sails 
were  set  in  place  of  working  ones.  The  run  out  was 
uninteresting,  it  being  almost  certain  that  the  race  would 
not  be  tinishecl.  The  fog  had  become  so  thick  that  it  was 
impossible  to  judge  of  the  relative  positions  of  the  l)oats, 
and  the  committee's  boat,  Luckenhach,  had  difficulty  in 
finding  the  mark-boat.  At  4  :  26  :  22  the  Mayflower  rounded 
the  mark,  and,  with  spinnaker  set  to  port,  began  her 
homeward  run.  The  Galatea,  failed  to  find  the  mark-boat, 
and  turned  her  prow  homeward,  but  did  not  thereby  lose 
the  race,  as  the  Mayfloicer  failed  to  reach  the  lightship 
within  the  time-limit.  It  was  a  day  which  could  hardly  be 
exceeded  in  discomfort  and  disappointment. 

The  Second  Race,  Saturday,  Sept.  11.  —  The  Cup 
races  for  1886  came  to  an  end  on  Saturday,  September  11, 
when  the  Mayflower  showed  her  heels  to  the  English  cutter, 
and  won  the  race  and  the  Cup.  The  run  was  twent}'  miles 
to  leeward  and  return,  starting  from  Scotland  Lightship, 
and  the  wind  at  the  start  was  from  the  north-west  at  the 
rate  of  twelve  miles  an  hour.  With  spinnaker  to  port  the 
Mayflower  flew  over  the  starting-line  at  11:22:40.  and 
immediately  broke  out  her  balloon  jib-top-sail,  the  Galatea 
crossing  at  11:24:10,  and  setting  her  spinnaker  just  after 
she  crossed.  The  skill  with  which  the  sloop  was  handled 
had  given  her  an  advantage  at  the  start.  She  was  under 
the  influence   of  her  big  canvas   in  iroino:  over  the  line,  and 


68  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

started  off  at  great  speed.  The  Galatea  followed  directly 
in  her  wake,  but,  l)eiiig  over  a  niinute  behind,  failed  to 
take  the  wind  out  of  the  Mayfloirers  sails.  In  fact,  the 
Boston  sloop  was  constantly  making  the  distance  between 
them  greater  and  greater.  It  was  a  steady  gain,  and  as 
mile  after  mile  was  covered  the  lead  showed  the  remarkable 
powers  of  the  sloop.  The  Galatea's  balloon  jib-top-sail  had 
not  been  set,  but  it  was  claimed  that  sailing  before  the 
wind  was  the  strong  point  of  the  English  l)oat.  However, 
the  sloop  outfooted  her  all  the  time,  and  when  the  latter 
took  in  her  spinnaker,  a  mile  from  the  mark-boat,  the  cutter 
was  a  mile  and  a  half  astern.  The  Mayfloioer  jibed  before 
reaching  the  mark,  and  rounded,  at  1  :  55  :  05,  on  the  star- 
board tack.  At  the  same  time  the  Galatea's  spinnaker  was 
taken  in,  and  it  was  not  until  2  :  10  :  20  that  she  rounded, 
the  Mayfloioer  in  the  meantime  making  a  great  increase 
in  her  lead.  The  cutter  rounded  on  the  starl)oard  tack, 
and  began  her  windward  work  with  main-sail,  clulj-top-sail, 
forestay-sail,  jib,  and  jib-top-sail,  and  the  Mayflower  carried 
the  same,  excepting  the  jib-top-sail.  Both  stood  oft'  on  this 
tack  for  a  long  time,  during  which  the  Mayflower  kept 
working  up  to  windward  more  than  her  rival,  although  the 
latter  was  then  giving  the  best  display  of  her  abilities  that 
had  thus  far  been  seen.  At  4  o'clock  the  Mayflower  had 
made  but  two  tacks  since  leaving  the  mark-boat,  and  the 
Galatea  had  not  gone  about  at  all  since  rounding.  Both 
were  standing  in  close  to  the  New  Jersey'  shore  in  the  hope 
of  getting  more  wind.  For  an  hour  the  breeze  had  been 
dying  out,  and  the  sloop  was  the  greater  loser.  The  Galatea 
then  began  to  reduce  the  Mayflower's  lead,  which  at  one 
time  had  been   over  two  miles  ;   but  soon  after  4  o'clock  the 


PAINE-BUHGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  (39 

racers  became  almost  l)ecalmed.  A  light  breeze  soon  after 
sprang  up,  and  the  sloop  was  the  first  to  get  the  advantage 
of  it.  The  American  boat  was  well  up  to  windward  and 
closer  in  shore,  and  here  she  ran  away  from  the  cutter,  which 
could  not  get  the  benefit  of  the  light  ofi-shore  breeze.  At 
5.30  o'clock,  with  the  Mayflower  about  four  miles  from  the 
finish,  and  the  Galatea  nearly  the  same  distance  astern  of 
her,  the  wind  again  decreased.  The  yachts  moved  lazily 
along,  and  for  a  time  it  was  doubtful  if  the  race  could  be 
finished  within  the  time-limit.  It  was  a  most  unsatisfactory 
exhibition  of  yacht-racing ;  but  the  Mayfloiver  finally  reached 
the  goal,  with  but  eleven  minutes  of  the  seven  hours  to  spare. 
Former  demonstrations  in  honor  of  the  Boston  sloop  wxre 
repeated  by  the  thousands  of  excursionists,  and  the  Mayfloicer 
was  proclaimed  the  winner  of  the  America's  Cui). 

THE     SUMMARY    OF    THE    RACE. 

Course.  —  20  miles  to  leeward  and  return,  starting  from 
Scotland  Lightship. 

Wind.  —  12  miles  an  hour  at  the  start,  averaging  al)out 
4  miles  an  hour  during  last  half  of  the  race  ;    northwest. 

Outer  Elapsed         Corrected 

start.  Finish. 

Mark.  Time.  Time. 

H.        M.        S.  H.      M.      S.  U.      M.      S.  U.      M.      S.  H.      M.      S. 

Mayflower  .  .  11  22  in  1  o.o  05  G  11  1<»  C  41)  00  (>  4'J  00 
Galatea  .     .     .      11   24   10     2   10  20     (i  42  58     7  1«  48     7   18  09 

The  Mayflower  won  by  29  minutes  9  seconds,  cor- 
rected lime.  The  Mayflower  allowed  the  Galatea  39 
seconds. 


70  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

In  July,  1887,  General  Paine  disposed  of  the  Mayflower 
to  Mr.  E.  D.  Morgan,  of  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  her 
present  owner. 

THE     THISTLE'S    CHALLENGE     IN     1887. 

In  the  fall  of  the  year  1886  the  New  York  Yacht  Club 
was  notified  by  the  Royal  Clyde  Yacht  Clul)  of  an  intention 
to  challenge  for  the  America's  Cup,  and  the  cutter  Thistle 
was  named  as  the  Scottish  representative.  The  formal  chal- 
lenge was  received  from  Mr.  William  York,  secretary  of 
the  Eo3'al  Clyde  Club,  on  March  28,  1887,  and  was  accepted 
on  the  following  day.  In  addition  to  several  suggestions 
of  minor  importance,  Mr.  York  asked  that  there  be  five 
instead  of  three  races,  and  that  they  be  sailed  in  October. 
This  request,  however,  the  Cup  committee  decided  not  to 
grant,  and  the  races  were  arranged  for  September,  under 
the    same    regulations    as   in  the    previous    year. 

THE    STEEL    CENTRE-BOARD    SLOOP    VOLUNTEER. 

During  the  fiill  of  1886  Mr.  George  L.  Watson,  the 
leading  yacht  designer  of  Great  Britain,  had  visited  Amer- 
ica, and,  by  a  careful  inspection  of  our  fleetest  boats,  had 
obtained  man}''  valuable  ideas  in  regard  to  yacht-designing 
and  building,  and  on  his  return  to  Scotland  had  begun 
work  on  the  plans  of  the  cutter  Thistle,  the  challenger 
for  the  America's  Cup  in  1887.  It  was  then  reported 
that  his  forthcoming  yacht  would  be  of  phenomenal  speed, 
combining  the  best  points  of  American  as  well  as  Eng- 
lish   racers.       But    General    Paine   and    Mr.    Burgess    were 


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I'AIXK-BI'RGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  71 

not  content  to  rest  upon  their  past  achievements,  and 
were  determined  to  show  that  America  could  also  improve 
in  yacht-designing.  Again  did  General  Paine  assert  his 
patriotic  spirit,  and  again  did  Mr.  Burgess  display  his  skill. 
When  the  measurements  of  the  Tliiatle  became  known,  in 
the  spring  of  1887,  Mr.  Burgess  immediately  began  work 
on  the  designs  of  a  steel  centre-board  sloop  of  about  the 
same  water-line  length  as  the  TIiiMle,  and  General  Paine  im- 
mediately stepped  to  the  front  in  defence  of  the  Cup,  and 
bore  the  entire  expense  of  building  and  fitting  out  a  yacht 
from  the  new  designs.  The  result  was  the  Volunteer,  the 
fastest  sloop  in  the  world.  The  builders  were  Messrs.  Pusey 
&  Jones,  of  Wilmington,  Del.  The  Thistle  was  then  nearly 
ready  to  be  launched  and  put  in  proper  trim,  and  it  was 
necessary  that  speedy  work  should  be  done  to  build  the 
Volunteer  in  time  to  give  her  a  thorough  trial  before  her 
contest  for  the  America's  Cup.  In  consequence  of  the 
limited  time,  the  plating  of  the  steel  hull  was  not  as  smooth 
as  it  would  otherwise  have  l)een. 

The  Volunteer''s  ballast  is  stowed  two  feet  lower  than 
the  oak  keels  will  allow  in  the  Puritan  and  Mayfloicer, 
and  this  gives  her  greater  stability  than  the  two  latter 
boats  possess.  The  frames  arc  of  steel,  spaced  twenty-one 
inches  on  centres,  and  along  the  centre-board  well  there 
are  twenty-two  angle-iron  frames.  The  well  is  j)lated  with 
steel.  The  outside  plating  is  steel,  and  is  flushed  from 
keel  to  gunwale.  The  keel-plating,  three-fourths  of  an 
inch  in  thickness,  is  riveted  to  transverse  frames.  In  the 
trough  in  which  the  ballast  is  stowed  there  is  a  steel  tioor- 
plate  at  each  frame,  and  in  these  spaces  molten  lead  was 
run,   thus   making  solid   ballast.     The   deck-beams    are   made 


72  FAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

of  angle  iron,  3x4xY^g  inches  thick.  To  counteract  the 
strain  of  the  mast,  the  frames  along  the  sides,  opposite 
the  mast,  are  strengthened  by  steel  brackets  riveted  to  the 
frames  and  deck  beams.  At  the  turn  of  the  bilge,  and 
between  the  cabin  floor  and  keel,  the  hull  is  stift'ened  by 
two  thick  steel  strakes.  The  planksheer  is  of  white  pine. 
The  waist  has  locust  stanchions  and  the  rail  is  of  oak.  Her 
deck  is  flush  and  of  white  pine.  Her  bow,  unlike  the  Cup 
defenders  of  1885  and  1886,  is  an  overhanging  one,  but  the 
stern  differs  very  slightly.  Conn)ared  with  the  Mayfloiver 
she  has  less  beam  and  more  bilo^e.  Her  oreatest  vantage 
point  over  the  Mayfloiver,  however,  is  in  her  lower  centre 
of  gravity.  Her  chain-plates  run  along  the  frames  on  the 
inside  of  the  plating,  thus  leaving  her  sides  clean.  The 
bowsprit  is  a  reefing  one,  the  first  to  be  put  on  a  Burgess 
sloop  of  the  first  class,  and  it  can  be  shortened  eight  feet. 
Steel  wire  is  used  for  the  main  rigging,  and  above,  as 
well  as  below,  decks,  the  strongest  and  best  materials  were 
employed  in  her  construction.  On  each  side  of  the  centre- 
board box  there  is  a  passage,  and  leading  out  of  each 
there  are  tw^o  state-rooms,  which  are  conveniently  fitted 
up  and  neatly  furnished.  The  main  saloon  contains  two 
berths  on  each  side,  and  aft  there  is  a  good-sized  state- 
room. The  quarters  of  the  crew  are  roomy,  light,  and 
well  ventilated.  There  is  ample  room,  and,  Avhile  it 
was  sought  to  attain  speed,  it  should  not  be  inferred  that 
the  Volunteer  is  a  mere  racing-machine.  Minor  changes 
only  were  made  in  her  during  the  season,  and  her  meas- 
urements at  the  time  of  the  Cup  races  were  as  follows  :  — 
Length  over  all,  106.23  feet;  length  on  water-line,  85.88 
feet;    beam,   23   feet   2   inches;    draught,    10   feet;    length   of 


PAINE-BUKGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  73 

mast,  from  deck  to  hounds,  03  feet;  length  of  topmast, 
48  feet;  length  of  boom,  84  feet;  length  of  gaff,  51  feet 
6  inches;  length  of  bowsprit,  outboard,  38  feet;  length  of 
spinnaker-boom,  67  feet ;  displacement,  130  tons ;  ballast, 
inside  and  keel,  55  tons;  sail  area  (New  York  Yacht  Club 
rules),  9,260  square  feet;  racing  measurement  (New  York 
Yacht    Club    rules),    89.35. 

Capt.  Henry  Hatf,  of  Islip,  L.I.,  was  selected  as 
sailing  master  of  the  new  boat  during  the  season  of 
1887.  He  had  many  times  sailed  the  sloop  Fanny,  of 
New  York,  to  victory,  and  was,  through  long  experience 
in  3^acht  sailing,  in  every  wa}-  competent  to  handle  the 
new  Burgess  boat.  The  maiden  trip  of  the  Volunteer^ 
under  sail,  was  made  on  July  21,  1887,  and  she  gave 
great  satisf\\ction.  She  subsequently  proved  to  be  a 
marvellous  boat.  Mr.  Burgess  had  not  only  exceeded 
his  previous  efforts,  but  he  had  produced  a  boat  which, 
under  the  skilful  guidance  of  General  Paine,  was  the 
wonder  of  the  yachting  world.  Her  record  was  phenomenal, 
and  durinsr  the  whole  season  was  one  lono;  list  of  victories 
for  Boston  skill  and  enterprise.  Though  racing  with  new 
and  unstretched  sails,  she  readily  ran  away  from  the  fleet- 
footed  Mayfloicer ,  Puritan,  Atlantic,  and  Priscilla,  capt- 
uring the  Goelet  Cup,  in  a  race  off  Newport,  on  August 
5 ;  the  Morgan  Cup,  in  a  run  from  Vineyard  Haven  to 
Marblehead,  on  August  8  and  9;   the  "Boston  Herald"  Cup,^ 


'  The  "  Herald  "  Cup  is  undoubtedly  the  most  elaborate,  aud  also  the  most  costly, 
trophy  that  has  ever  been  contended  for  in  yachtinir  circles  in  our  waters.  It  is  of  solid 
silver,  .925  fine,  and  is  said  to  be  the  largest  piece  of  silver  work  ever  made  in  Boston. 
It  is  in  the  form  of  a  large  bowl  resting  upon  four  conch-shells,  beautifully  modelled. 
Its  weight  is  310  ounces;    it  measures  16  inches  across  the  top,  and  has  a  capacity  of 


74  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

in  a  race  off  Marblehead,  on  August  11  ;  and  the  Provi- 
dence and  Newport  Citizens'  Cups,  on  August  15  and  16. 
The    value    of  these    trophies    was    about    $4,000. 

THE    SCOTCH   CUTTER    THISTLE. 

The  Scotch  cutter  Thistle  was  designed  for  the  express 
purpose  of  competing  for  the  America's  Cup.  The  failures 
of  the  Genesia  and  Galatea  to  capture  the  coveted  trophy 
had  aroused  the  enthusiasm  of  the  Scotchmen,  and  in 
September,  1886,  a  party  of  Clyde  yachtsmen  determined 
to  issue  a  challenge  and  send  to  America  a  boat  of  Scottish 
design  and  build  and  manned  by  a  Scottish  crew.  The 
money  for  building  the  new  boat  was  subscribed  by  Messrs. 
John  Clark,  Commodore  of  the  Royal  Clyde  Yacht  Clul),  Wil- 
liam Clark,  Andrew  Coates,  William  Coates,  James  Coates, 
George  Coates,  J.  Hilliard,  James  Bell,  Vice-Commodore 
of  the    Royal    Clyde   Yacht   Club,  and   William    Bell. 

The  designer  was  Mr.  Georoe  L.  Watson,  the  most 
skilful  naval  architect  in  the  British  Isles.  Aided  by  the 
knowledge   gained   from    a   careful    study  of  our   yachts  and 

5  gallons.  The  shells  which  form  the  feet  were  modelled  from  the  finest  varieties  of  a 
conchologist,  castings  being  made  and  exact  fac-simile  of  eaeh  produced.  The  three 
sides,  or  panels,  of  the  cup  are  alike  in  design,  except  that  the  shields  bear  different 
legends.  Every  raised  line  and  indentation  seems  typical  of  the  sea.  Mermaids  or  water- 
nymphs  rise  out  of  the  crest  of  the  swelling  ocean  and  hold  aloft  garlands  of  marine 
plants  with  which  to  crown  the  victor,  and  also  display  conch-shells,  typical  of  success. 
Down  deeper  in  the  trough  of  the  sea  is  old  Xcptune,  struggling  bravely  upward,  with 
an  ancient  form  of  paddle  in  his  right  hand,  while  with  his  left  he  holds  aloft  a  shield 
bearing  the  record  of  victorj-,  and  under  his  arm  is  a  sea-horse,  from  which  outpours 
a  rush  of  water  which  Hows  through  the  kelp  and  weeds  and  pads  which  everywhere 
abound.  The  handles  and  sockets  are  made  to  i-epresent  aquatic  plants,  and  even 
the  rim  of  the  cup,  in  its  undulating  form,  suggests  the  wave-motion  of  the  sea. 


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PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  75 

the  waters  in  which  the  Cup  races  in  America  are  sailed,  he 
delivered  to  the  syndicate  the  plans  of  a  cutter  which  was 
destined  to  eclipse  the  performances  of  all  of  Eno-land's 
most  famous  racers.  The  new  boat,  which  was  su1)se- 
quently  named  the  Thistle,  was  built  by  Messrs.  D.  &  W. 
Henderson,  at  Partick.  The  utmost  secrecy  in  regard  to 
her  was  preserved  from  the  outset.  The  yard  in  which 
she  was  built  was  kept  securely  locked,  and  every  effort 
was  made  to  keep  her  water-line  length  a  secret.  Even 
when  she  was  launched,  on  April  26,  1887,  she  was 
covered  with  canvas,  to  hide  her  lines  from  the  eyes  of 
the  public.  The  ThUtle  is  a  steel  cutter,  and  differs  from 
the  modern  English  cutter  in  having  her  forefoot  more  cut 
away  and  in  her  greater  beam.  Her  sides  are  much 
rounder,  and  flare  up  from  the  load  water-line  to  the 
planksheer.  Her  hull  is  plated  with  the  best  Siemens- 
Martin  steel,  the  lower  plates  being  three-quarters,  and  the 
upper  five-sixteenths,  of  an  inch  thick.  The  three  lower 
strakes  have  lap  seams,  but  the  top  body  is  plated  flush. 
The  frames  are  of  unusual  strength,  and  are  tied  by  steel 
diagonals,  stringers,  keelsons,  and  floorings,  forming  a  net- 
work of  the  most  secure  description.  Partial  bulkheads 
give  still  further  strength,  and  there  is  also,  forward,  a 
collision  bulkhead.  The  keel  is  of  lead,  which  weiirhs 
about  seventy  tons,  and  is  placed  about  three  feet  lower 
than  is  the  Yolunteef s .  Her  channels  and  chain-plates  are 
placed  outside,  as  usual  on  English  vessels.  The  stern- 
post  shows  considerable  rake,  and  the  bow  is  a  clipper  one, 
and  very  handsome.  She  has  a  reefing  bowsprit,  which 
can    be    shortened    six    feet. 

The  sweep  of  the  deck    is    particularly    easy.     The   cover- 


76  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

ing  boards  are  of  teak,  and  the  deck  fittings,  which  are  of 
the  same  material,  are  arranged  to  give  the  greatest  pos- 
sible space  for  the  handling  of  the  yacht.  Her  bulwarks 
are  low,  mahogany-stained  inside,  and  finished  with  a  neat 
rail  of  elm.  The  companion-way  is  handsomely  finished 
in  teak  and  mahogany,  and  the  main  saloon  in  American 
walnut.  The  latter  is  very  roomy,  of  the  full  width  of  the 
yacht,  is  upholstered  in  cretonne,  and  is  handsomely  fur- 
nished. A  ladies'  cabin,  aft,  is  conveniently  arranged.  Just 
forward  of  the  main  saloon  are  the  oflacers'  rooms  and  the 
galley,  which,  with  the  forecastle,  are  well  furnished  and 
lighted.  The  forecastle  accommodates  twenty  men,  iron 
swing-ino;  berths  beinoj  used.  The  main  risfsinsr  is  of  steel, 
and  the  jib-halliards  are    of  galvanized  iron  chain. 

Her  career  up  to  the  time  of  her  sailing  for  this  country 
eclipsed  that  of  any  other  British  yacht,  and  was,  indeed, 
remarkable.  In  her  first  race,  on  May  28,  1887,  she  easily 
defeated  the  Irex  and  Genesta,  and  in  fifteen  races,  in  the 
following  five  weeks,  she  won  eleven  first  and  two  other 
prizes,  amounting  to  over  $3,000,  defeating  all  of  England's 
crack  yachts.  Commanded  by  Capt.  John  Barr,  of  Gourock, 
Scotland,  one  of  the  foremost  racing  3'acht  captains  of  Great 
Britain,  the  Thistle  sailed  for  America  on  July  25,  the  Scotch 
people  confidently  believing  that  she  would  return  with 
the   America's    Cup. 

The  measurements  required  by  the  rules  of  the  New  York 
Yacht  Club  are  all  that  have  ever  been  officially  given  to 
the  public;  but  the  others,  given  below,  are  believed  to 
be    correct : — 

Length  over  all,  108.50  feet;  length  on  water-line,  86.46 
feet;    beam,   about   20.35    feet;    draught,   about    13.80   feet; 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  77 

length  of  mast,  from  deck  to  hounds,  about  62  feet ;  length 
of  top-mast,  about  45  feet;  length  of  boom,  about  80  feet; 
length  of  gaff,  about  50  feet;  length  of  bowsprit,  outboard, 
about  38  feet;  length  of  spinnaker-boom,  about  70  feet; 
ballast,  about  70  tons ;  displacement,  about  138  tons ;  sail 
area  (New  York  Yacht  Club  rules),  8,968  square  feet; 
racing  measurement  (New  York  Yacht  Club  rules),  89.20. 

THE   TRIAL   RACES   OF    1887. 

On  September  13,  the  first  of  the  trial  races  of  American 
sloops  was  started  over  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  inside 
course.  The  only  entries  were  the  Volunteer,  centre-board 
sloop,  Boston,  and  the  Maijfloirer,  centre-board  sloop,  New 
York.  During  the  season  the  spar-plan  of  the  Mayflower 
had  been  slightly  altered. 

After  the  yachts  had  started  the  wind  subsided,  and  a 
postponement    was    made. 

On  September  15  another  attempt  was  made  to  have  the 
trial,  but    the   boats    did  not  start,  owinff  to  a  lack  of  wind. 

The  next  trial  race,  which  proved  to  be  the  decisive  one, 
was  sailed  on  September  IG,  over  an  irregular  course,  start- 
ing from  the  Scotland  Lightship.  The  mark-buoys  were  so 
placed  as  to  give  the  yachts  all  kinds  of  sailing.  The  wind 
was  strong  from  the  nortli-west  by  north,  and  the  boats  were 
given  a  ten-mile  run  south-east  by  south,  then  a  nine-mile 
leg  west-south-west ;  thence  back  to  the  first  mark,  and  a 
beat  back  to  the  starting-point;  distance,  38  miles.  On 
only  one  leg  did  the  Mayflower  outsail  the  Volunteer,  and 
then  only  by  22  seconds.  The  Volunteer's  performance 
satisfied  the  committee  that  another  trial  was    not  necessary. 


78  ]?AINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 


THE    SUMMARY    OF    THE    RACE. 

Course. — 38  miles;  10  miles,  south-east  by  south,  start- 
ing from  Scotland  Lightship ;  thence  9  miles,  west-south- 
west ;  thence  back,  around  the  first  mark,  to  the  starting- 
point. 

Wind.  — Varying  from  8  to  12  miles  an  hour;  north- 
west by  north. 

First  Second  Third  Elapsed 

Start.  Finisli.  „. 

Mark.  Mark.  Mark.  Time. 

H.   M.    S.  H.    M.    S.  H.   JI.    8.  H.   31.    S.  H.    M.    S.  H.    M.    S. 

Volunteer   ...  11  11  57        12  17  4.3         1  03  2.3         1  50  32        3  32  46^        4  20  49^ 
Mayflower.     .     .  11  14  43         12  20  07         1  07  10        1  .56  18        3  51  341        4  36  51^ 

The  Volunteer  defeated  the  Mayflower  16  minutes  2-|  sec- 
onds, elapsed  time. 

The  committee  immediately  decided  that  the  Volunteer 
was  the  better  all-around  boat,  and  notified  General  Paine 
that  she  had  lieen  selected  to  sail  against  the  Thistle  for 
the    Cup. 

THE    CUP    RACES    OF    1887. 

The  First  Race,  Tuesday,  September  27. — The  first 
of  the  great  Cup  races  of  1887  occurred  on  Tuesday, 
September  27,  and  was  sailed  over  the  inside  course. 
The  excitement  over  the  event  was  even  greater  than  that 
over  the  two  previous  contests  for  the  Cup,  and  there  was 
a  strong  feeling  of  doubt  as  to  the  result,  owing  to  the 
splendid  record  of  the  Thistle  and  to  the  secrecy  in 
regard  to  her  model.  It  was  a  struggle  between  the 
fleetest  yachts  which  Grqat  Britain  and  America  had  ever 
produced,    and    the    hundreds    of    steam     and    sailing    craft 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  79 

which  were  massed  about  the  starting-point,  ready  to  chase 
the  racers,  formed  a  picture  which  was  beautiful  in  the 
extreme.  The  contest  was  closely  followed,  not  only  by 
the  people  of  this  country,  who  eagerly  watched  the 
bulletins  of  the  race,  but  by  the  people  all  over  the  British 
Isles,  where  the  excitement  ran  high.  The  TliistJe  had 
shown  that  she  was  best  adapted  to  a  light  wind,  and, 
as  that  was  the  kind  of  a  breeze  in  which  the  race  was 
started,   a    close    contest    was    looked    for. 

After  waiting  two  hours  for  the  wind  to  freshen,  the 
first  signal  gun  was  fired  at  12.20  o'clock,  and  the  racers, 
with  main-sails,  club-top-sails,  foresta3^-sails,  jibs,  and  jib- 
top-sails  set,  played  about  the  line,  each  trying  to  secure 
the  more  advantageous  position.  The  Thistle  was  the  first 
to  cross,  at  12:33:06,  and  went  over  on  the  port  tack, 
close  up  to  the  windward  end  of  the  line, —  the  wind  then 
being  light  from  the  southward.  The  Volunteer  followed 
directly  in  her  wake,  and  crossed  on  the  same  tack  at 
12:34:58|  o'clock.  The  moment  the  beautiful  white  sloop 
crossed  she  began  to  close  up  the  gap  of  five  hundred  faeX 
which  existed  between  them,  and  as  she  overhauled  her  rival 
cheer  after  cheer  burst  from  the  thousands  of  spectators.  The 
Thistle  was  being  held  close  to  the  wind,  but  just  before 
the  Volunteer  reached  her  she  went  about  on  the  starboard 
tack  and  headed  for  the  Bay  Ridge  shore.  The  Thistle's 
skipper  evidently  believed  that  the  Volunteer  would  blanket 
him,  and  he  made  the  tack,  in  the  hope  that  the  sloop 
would  follow  him  and  thus  be  under  his  lee.  The  Volunteer, 
however,  kept  on  her  course.  On  this  tack  the  Thistle 
drew  out  of  the  wind  and  into  the  strons:  tide,  and  as 
the  Volunteer  was  holding  the   breeze  well,  the  cutter   again 


80  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

went  about  and  stood  over  toward  her.  At  12.47  o'clock 
the  Volunteer  tacked  to  starboard,  crossed  the  Thistle's 
bow,  and  held  the  weather  position.  It  was  a  move 
which  served  to  firmly  fix  the  belief  in  the  sloop,  and 
it  was  heartily  applauded.  The  Volunteer'  now  seemed  to 
get  a  stronger  breeze  and  increased  her  pace,  Avhile  the 
Thistle  sailed  lazily,  and  with  her  sails  hardly  filled.  At 
half  an  hour  from  the  start  the  Volunteer  had  a  lead  of 
more  than  an  eighth  of  a  mile,  and  at  buoy  13  she  was 
fully  a  half-mile  to  the  fore.  Not  only  was  she  draw- 
ino-  away,  but  she  was  pointing  higher  into  the  wind  than 
the  cutter.  For  a  short  time  after  this  the  wind  shifted 
and  decreased  somewhat  in  force,  both  boats  ftiring  alike ; 
but  it  soon  increased,  and  the  Volunteer  was  the  first  to 
get  the  benefit.  At  buoy  10  the  sloop  led  the  cutter  by 
over  a  mile,  and  was  much  farther  to  windward.  She 
passed  the  l)uoy  at  2  :  21  :  03,  and  the  Thistle  did  not  round 
until  2  :  36  :  45  o'clock. 

The  second  quarter  of  the  course — from  buoy  8^  to  the 
Sandy  Hook  Lightship  —  was  a  reach  of  about  ten  miles,  and 
the  Volunteer  made  it  on  a  long  starboard  tack.  She 
rounded  the  lightship  at  3  :  42  :  12,  having  added  over  three 
minutes  to  her  lead  since  leaving  buoy  10.  She  made  a 
splendid  homeward  run,  meeting  the  Thistle  about  a  mile 
and  a  quarter  from  the  lightship.  The  latter  was  rounded 
by  the  Scotch  boat  at  4  :  01  :  15  o'clock.  At  buoy  8^  the 
Volunteer  broke  out  her  spinnaker,  and  proudly  sailed  up  the 
last  stretch  of  the  course,  with  the  grandest  convoy  of  steam 
vessels  that  ever  accompanied  a  yacht.  The  finish  line  was 
reached  at  5  :  28  :  16|  o'clock,  and  then  there  arose  a  din 
of  cono-ratulation  which  could  not  be  excelled.    The   Thistle's 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  81 

homeward  run  was  her  best  work  of  the  clay.  Under  her 
enormous  silk  spinnaker,  which  ahnost  hid  her  hull,  she 
gained  one  minute  and  twenty-six  seconds  on  the  Volunteer, 
from  the  lightship  to  the  finish  line.  She  was  a  badly- 
beaten  boat,  but  the  demonstration  in  her  honor,  at  the  end 
of  the   race,   was   as  grand    as   the  one  to   the   victor. 


THE    SUMMARY   OF   THE    RACE. 

Course.  —  38  miles ;  New^  York  Yacht  Club  inside 
course. 

Wind.  —  Average  force  about  8  knots  an  hour ;  south  at 
the  start,  then  west,  backing  to  south-west  during  the  first 
half  of  the   race,   and  south-east   durino-  the  remainder. 


r,,     ,  „         ,„      Sandy  Hook  Elapsed        Corrected 

Start.  Buoy  10.  Finish. 

Lightship.  Time.  Time. 

H.   M.   s. 

Volunteer  .   .    .    .  12  24  58J 

Thistle 12  33  06 


The  Volunteer  defeated  the  Thistle  by  19  minutes  23 1 
seconds,    corrected   time. 

The    Volunteer  allowed  the   Thistle   5    seconds. 

On  Thursday,  September  29,  the  day  set  for  the  second 
race,   the   wind  was  so  light  that  the   yachts  did   not   start. 

The  Second  Eace  w^as  Sailed  on  September  30,  the 
course  being  tw^enty  miles  to  windward,  starting  from  the 
Scotland  Lightship,  and  back  to  the  starting-point.  The  wind 
was  east  by  north,  blowing  at  the  rate  of  twelve  knots  an 
hour,  and  as  it  was  raining,  and  there  was  a  good  sea  on,  the 


H.  M.  S. 

H.  M.  S. 

U.  M.  S. 

H.  M.  S. 

H.  M.  8. 

2  21  03 

3  42  12 

5  28  16i 

4  53  18 

4  53  18 

2  36  45 

4  01  15 

5  45  52i 

5  12  463 

5  12  41; 

82  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

yachts  had  a  line  opportunity  to  sliow  their  abilities  in  heavj' 
weather.  The  manoeuv^res  for  position  at  the  start  resulted 
in  the  Volunteer  getting  the  advantage.  The  Thistle  went 
over  the  line  at  10:  40:  21,  and  the  Volunteer  at  10: 
40:  50 1 ,  the  latter  being  on  the  weather  quarter  of  the 
cutter.  The  outer  mark-boat  was  stationed  east  by  north, 
twenty  miles  distant,  and  ])oth  yachts  started  olf  for  it  on 
the  starboard  tack.  With  sails  trimmed  flat  and  rigid  as 
boards,  the  yachts  rushed  almost  bow  and  bow  through 
five  or  six  miles  of  the  heavy  sea,  and  made  a  beautiful 
race.  They  were  both  jammed  close  to  the  wind,  but  the 
Volunteer  could  hold  herself  higher  than  her  rival,  and 
during  this  tack  she  crept  foot  by  foot  to  windward  of  the 
Scotch  boat,  although  not  outfooting  her.  At  11.48  o'clock 
the  Thistle  went  about  on  the  port  tack,  she  then  being  well 
in  toward  the  Long  Island  shore.  The  Volunteer  continued 
on  her  course,  and  crossed  the  bows  of  the  cutter  with 
fully  five  minutes  to  spare.  Such  was  her  gain  in  the 
first  hour  and  a  quarter  of  the  race.  The  sloop  tacked 
to  port  at  1  :  51  :  40  o'clock,  and  l)oth  stood  oft'  on 
this  tack  for  an  hour,  during  which  the  Boston  boat 
continued  to  draw  up  to  windward  more  than  did 
the  visitor.  The  Thistle  went  about  on  the  starboard 
tack  at  12.51,  and  the  Volunteer  followed  at  1.10  o'clock. 
Fifteen  minutes  later  the  latter  set  her  club-top-sail  over  the 
gaff'-top-sail  and  soon  split  tacks,  standing  out  to  sea,  while 
the  Thistle  kept  on  along  the  shore.  But  one  more  tack 
was  necessary,  and  the  sloop  accordingly,  at  2.20  o'clock, 
tacked  to  starboard,  and  began  her  run  to  weather  the  outer 
mark-boat,  which  was  a  mile  away.  She  rounded  the 
mark    at    2:    20:    40^    o'clock,     and   it    was    not    until     2.41 


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o'clock  that  the  TliiMle  rciiched  the  same  point.  The 
Volunteer  had  beaten  the  Thistle  nearly  fifteen  minutes  in 
their  twenty-mile  race  to  windward.  The  sloop's  spinnaker 
was  set  with  fjreat  caution,  and  she  was  soon  bowlino; 
along  with  that  and  her  main-sail,  club-top-sail,  and  balloon 
jib-top-sail.  Immediately  after  rounding,  the  Thistle's  bal- 
loon jib-top-sail  and  spinnaker  were  set,  the  latter,  as  was 
the  Volunteer's,  being  to  port.  Here  the  cutter  showed 
her  running  powers,  and  went  along  at  a  pace  which 
was  faster  than  the  sloop's,  although  she  could  not 
overhaul  the  latter.  In  the  run  of  twenty  miles  before 
the  wind,  her  gain  was  two  minutes  fifty-four  and  one- 
half  seconds.  When  four  miles  from  the  finish  line  the 
Thistle  took  in  her  spinnaker ;  the  Volunteer,  a  mile  ahead, 
also  taking  in  hers  at  the  same  time.  In  these  relative 
positions  the  racers  bore  down  on  the  lightship,  l^oth  being 
on    the    port    tack. 

The  Volunteer  crossed  the  line  at  4 :  23  :  47,  and  the 
Thistle  at  4 :  35  :  12  o'clock.  The  Boston  slooj)  had  won 
the  race,  and  was  proclaimed  the  winner  of  the  America's 
Cup,  while  cannons  and  steam  whistles  rent  the  air,  and 
cheer   after   cheer   added   to  the   tumult. 


THE     SUMMARY     OF     THE     RACE. 

Course.  —  40  miles ;  20  nautical  miles  to  windward, 
starting  from  Scotland  Lightship,  and  returning  to  the 
starting-point. 

Wind. —  Average  force,  14  knots  an  hour;  east  by 
north  at  the  start,  then  hauling  to  east-south-east  and 
backino-    to    ea>t. 


84  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 


Elapsed  Corrected 
Start.          Outer  mark.        Finisli.              „.  „,. 

lime.  lime. 

H.      M.      S.  H.      M.      S.  H.     M.      8.        H.     M.      S.  H.      SI.      8. 

Voliuiteer  ....     10  40  50f     2  26  40i     4  23  47     5  42  56^  5  42  56^ 

Thistle 10  40  21       2  41  00       4  35  12     5  54  51  5  54  45 


The    Volunteer   defeated    the    Thistle    by    11    minutes    48 1 
seconds,  corrected   time. 

The  Vblunteei'   allowed   the    'Thistle   6    seconds. 


CONTESTS  FOR  THE   CUP. 

Record  of  the  Struggles  in  American  Waters.  — 
Since  the  America's  Cup  came  into  the  custody  of  the 
New  York  Yacht  Club  there  have  been  seven  contests 
for    it,    as    follows  :  — 

FIHST  CONTEST. 

Winner.  Loser. 

American  schooner  Magic    .   .    .  British  schooner  Cambria. 

SECOND   CONTEST. 

American  schooner  CoUirabia  ,   .  British  schooner  Livonia. 
,  American  schooner  Columbia  .    .  British  schooner  Livonia. 
British  schooner  Livonia  ....  American  schooner  Columbia. 
American  schooner  Sappho  .       .  British  schooner  Livonia. 
American  schooner  Sappho  .    .    .  British  schooner  Livonia. 

THIRD  CONTEST. 

,  American  schooner  Madelaine  .    .  Canadian  schooner  Countess  of  Dufferin. 
American  schooner  Madelaine  .  .  Canadian  schooner  Countess  of  DufFerin. 

FOURTH  CONTEST. 

,  American  sloop  Mischief ....  Canadian  sloop  Atalanta. 
.  American  sloop  Mischief ....  Canadian  sloop  Atalanta. 

FIFTH  CONTEST. 

.  American  sloop  Puritan    ....  British  cutter  Genesta. 
.  American  sloop  Puritan    ....  British  cutter  Genesta. 

SIXTH   CONTEST. 

.  American  sloop  Mayflower  .    .    .  British  cutter  Galatea. 
.  American  sloop  Mayflower  .   .    .  British  cutter  Galatea. 

SEVENTH  CONTEST. 

.  American  sloop  Volunteer  .    .    .  Scotch  cutter  Thistle. 
.  American  sloop  Volunteer  .   .    .  Scotch  cutter  Thistle. 


1S70. 

Aug. 

8. 

1871. 

Oct. 

16. 

Oct. 

18. 

Oct. 

19. 

Oct. 

21  . 

Oct. 

23  . 

1876. 

Aug. 

11. 

Aug. 

12. 

1881. 

Nov. 

9. 

Nov. 

10. 

1885. 

Sept. 

14. 

Sept. 

16. 

1886. 

Sept. 

7  . 

Sept. 

11. 

1887. 

Sept. 

27. 

Sept. 

30. 

THE  AMERICA'S   CUP 


NEW  DEED  OF  GIFT  TO  THE  NEW  YORK 
YACHT  CLUB. 


THE    AMERICA'S    CUP 


m^\  DEED    OF    GIFT  TO   THE   XEW  YOEK 
YACHT  CLUB. 


THE    AMERICA'S    CUP. 

The  America's  Cup,  erroneously  called  the  Queen's  Cup, 
is  the  one-hundred-guinea  cup  given  by  the  Eoyal  Yacht 
Squadron  of  England  to  be  competed  for  by  yachts  of 
all  nations.  It  was  the  first  international  trophy  ever 
oflered,  and  is  emblematic  of  the  yachting  supremacy  of 
the  world.  It  was  won  by  the  schooner-yacht  America  at 
Cowes,  England,  Aug.  22,  1851,  and  has  been  retained 
in  this  country  ever  since.  It  is  of  solid  silver,  and  elabo- 
rately ornamented,  standing  fulh-  two  feet  liigh  and  weigh- 
ing at  least  one  hundred  ounces.  Around  its  broadest  part 
are  medallions,  variously  inscribed.  The  first  is  as  follows  : 
"One  Hundred  Guinea  Cup,  won  August  22,  1S.")1,  at 
Cowes,  England,  by  yacht  America,  at  the  RoA'al  Yacht 
Squadron  Regatta,  open  to  all  nations,  beating — "  and  then 
follows  the  names  of  all  the  vessels  which  started  in  the 
race.  On  the  next  medallion  is  engraved :  "  Schooner 
America,  170  tons.  Commodore  J.  C.  Stevens :  l)uilt  by 
George    Steers,    New    York,    1851."     On    the    other    incilal- 


88  PAINE-BUEGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

lions    are    inscribed   the    records    of   the    other   races    for  the 
Cup. 

As  stated  earlier  in  these  pages,  the  Cup  became  the 
property  of  the  America's  owneis,  and  was  held  b}'^  them 
until  July  8,  1857,  when  it  was  given  to  the  Xow  York 
Yacht  Club.  The  Club  retained  it  until  November,  1881, 
when  it  was  surrendered  by  them  to  the  sole  survivor 
of  the  former  owners,  Mr.  George  L.  Schuyler,  and  by 
him  regranted  to  the  CUib,  January  4,  1882,  on  new 
conditions.  These  conditions  have  been  amended  the  present 
year  by  what  is  called  the  new  deed  of  gift  from  Mr. 
Schuyler   to   the    Club. 

THE  NEW  DEED  OF  GIFT  AND  CHALLENGE  RULES. 

George  L.  Schuyler,  the  sole  surviving  owner  of  the 
America's  Cup,  made  a  new  deed  of  gift  of  the  Cup,  in 
October,  to  the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  and  at  a  regular 
meeting  of  the  club,  October  27,  1887,  the  deed  was  read 
as   follows  :  — 

This  deed  of  gift,  made  Oct.  24,  1887,  between  George  L. 
Schuyler,  as  sole  surviving  owner  of  the  Cup  won  by  the  yacht 
America  at  Cowes,  Eng. ,  Aug.  22,  1851,  of  the  first  part,  and 
the  New  York  Yacht  Club,  of  the  second  part,  wituesseth  : 

That  the  said  party  of  the  first  part,  for  aud  iu  eousideration 
of  the  premises  aud  the  performance  of  the  couditions  and  agree- 
ments hereinafter  set  forth  by  the  party  of  the  second  part,  has 
granted,  bargained,  sold,  assigned,  transferred,  and  set  over, 
and  by  these  presents  does  bargain,  sell,  assign,  transfer,  and 
set  over  unto  said  party  of  the  second  part,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  the  Cup  won  by  the  schooner-yacht  America  at  Cowes, 
Eng.,  upon  Aug.   22,   1851,  to  have   and  to  hold  the  same  to  the 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  89 

said  party  of  the  second  part,  its  successors  and  assigns,  in 
trust,  nevertheless,  for  the  following  uses  and  purposes  :  — 

This  Cup  is  donated  upon  the  condition  that  it  shall  be  pre- 
served as  a  perpetual  challenge  Cup  for  friendly  competition  be- 
tween foreign  countries.  Any  organized  3'acht  club  of  a  foreign 
country,  incorporated,  patented,  or  licensed  by  the  Legislature, 
Admiralty,  or  other  executive  department,  having  for  its  annual 
regatta  an  ocean  water-course  on  the  sea,  or  on  an  arm  of  the 
sea,  or  one  which  combines  both,  shall  always  be  entitled  to 
the  right  of  sailing  a  match  for  this  Cup  with  a  yacht  or  vessel 
propelled  by  sails  only  and  constructed  in  the  country  to  which 
the  challenging  club  belongs,  against  any  one  3'acht  or  vessel 
constructed  in  the  country  of  the  club  holding  the  Cup. 

The  yachts  or  vessels,  if  of  one  mast,  shall  be  not  less  than 
sixty-five  nor  more  than  ninety  feet  on  the  load- water  line ;  if 
of  more  than  one  mast,  they  shall  be  not  less  than  eighty 
feet  nor  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifteen  feet  on  the  load- 
water   line. 

The  challenging  club  shall  give  ten  months'  notice  in  writing, 
naming  the  days  for  the  proposed  races,  but  no  race  shall  be 
sailed  on  the   daj's  intervening  between  November  1    and  May   1. 

Accompanpng  the  ten  months'  notice  of  challenge  there  must 
be  sent  the  name  of  the  owner  and  a  certificate  of  the  name, 
rig,  and  following  dimensions  of  the  challenging  vessel,  namely : 
Length  on  load-water  line,  beam  at  load- water  line,  and  ex- 
treme beam,  and  draught  of  water,  which  dimensions  shall  not 
be  exceeded ;  and  a  Custom-House  registry  of  the  vessel  must 
be   sent   as   soon   as   possible. 

Vessels  selected  to  compete  for  this  Cup  must  proceed  under 
sail  on  their  own  bottoms  to  the  port  where  the  contest  is  to 
take   place. 

Centre-board  or  sliding-keel  vessels  shall  always  be  allowed 
to  compete  in  any  race  for  this  Cup,  and  no  restriction  or  limita- 


90  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

tion  whatever  shall  be  placed  upou  the  use  of  such  centre-board 
or  sliding  keel,  nor  shall  the  centre-board  or  sliding  keel  be  con- 
sidered a  part  of  the  vessel  for  any  purposes  of  measurement. 
The  club  challenging  for  the  Cup  and  the  club  holding  the 
same  may,  by  mutual  consent,  make  any  arrangement  satisfac- 
tory to  both  as  to  the  dates,  courses,  number  of  trials,  rules, 
and  sailing  regulations,  and  any  and  all  other  conditions  of  the 
match,  in  which  case  also  the  ten  months'  notice  may  be  waived. 
In  case  the  parties  cannot  mutually  agree  upon  the  terms  of 
a  match,  then  three  races  shall  be  sailed,  and  the  winner  of  two 
of  such  races  shall  be  entitled  to  the  Cup.  All  such  races 
shall  be  on  ocean  courses,  free  from  headlands,  as  follows :  — 
The  first  race,  twenty  nautical  miles  to  windward  and  return  ; 
the  second  race,  an  equilateral  triangular  race  of  thirty-nine 
nautical  miles,  the  first  side  of  which  shall  be  a  beat  to  wind- 
ward ;  the  third  race,  if  necessary,  twenty  nautical  miles  to 
windward  and  return,  and  one  week-day  shall  intervene  be- 
tween the  conclusion  of  one  race  and  the  starting  of  the  next 
race. 

These  ocean  courses  shall  be  practicable  in  all  parts  for 
vessels  of  22  feet  draught  of  water,  and  shall  be  selected  by 
the  club  holding  the  Cup ;  and  these  races  shall  be  sailed 
subject  to  the  rules  and  sailing  regulations,  so  far  as  the  same 
do  not  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  this  deed  of  gift,  but 
without    any   time   allowance   whatever. 

The  challenged  club  shall  not  be  required  to  name  its  rep- 
resentative vessel  until  at  the  time  agreed  upon  for  the  start; 
but  the  vessel  when  named  must  compete  in  all  the  races,  and 
each   of   such   races   must   be   completed   within    seven   hours. 

Should  the  club  holding  the  Cup  be,  for  any  cause,  dis- 
solved, the  Cup  shall  be  transferred  to  some  club  of  the  same 
nationality  eligible  to  challenge  under  this  deed  of  gift  to 
trust    and    subject    to    its     provisions. 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  91 

la  the  event  of  the  faUiire  of  such  transfer  within  three 
months  after  such  dissolution,  said  Cup  shall  revert  to  the 
preceding  club  holding  the  same,  and  under  the  terms  of  the 
deed  of   gift. 

It  is  distinctly  understood  that  the  Cup  is  to  be  the  property 
of  the  cluV),  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  deed,  and  not 
the  property  of  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  vessel  winning  a 
match. 

No  vessel  wliich  has  been  defeated  in  a  match  for  this  Cup 
can  be  again  selected  by  any  club  as  its  representative  after 
a  contest  for  it  by  some  otlier  vessel  has  intervened,  or  until 
after   the   expiration  of   two   years    from  the  time  of   such  defeat. 

And  when  a  challenge  from  a  club  fulfilling  all  the  condi- 
tions required  by  this  instrument  has  been  received,  no  other 
challenge  can  be  considered  until  tiie  pending  event  has  been 
decided. 

And  the  said  party  of  the  second  part  hereby  accepts  the 
said  Cup,  subject  to  the  said  trust,  terms,  and  conditions,  and 
hereby  covenants  and  agrees,  to  and  with  the  said  party  of 
the  first  part,  that  it  will  faithfully  and  fully  see  that  the 
foregoing  conditions  are  fully  observed  and  complied  with  by 
any  contestant  for  the  said  Cup  during  the  holding  thereof  by 
it,  and  that  it  will  assign,  transfer,  and  deliver  the  said  Cup 
to  the  foreign  yacht  club  whose  representative  yacht  shall  have 
won  the  same  in  accordance  with  the  foregoing  terms  and 
conditions,  provided  the  said  foreign  club  shall,  by  instrument 
in  writing,  lawfully  executed,  enter  with  the  said  party  of  the 
second  part  into  the  like  covenants  as  are  herein  entered  into 
by  it,  such  instrument  to  contain  a  like  provision  for  the 
successive  assignees  to  enter  into  the  same  covenants  with 
their  respective  assignors,  and  to  be  executed  in  duplicate, 
one  to  be  retained  by  each  t-lub.  and  a  copy  thereof  forwarded 
to   the    said    party    of   the    second    part. 


92  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

In  witness  whereof  said  party  of  the  first  part  has  hereunto 
set  his  hand  and  seal,  and  the  said  party  of  the  second  part 
has  caused  its  corporate  seal  to  be  afBxed  to  these  presents, 
and  the  same  to  be  signed  by  its  Commodore  and  attested  by 
its   Secretary,    the   day    and   year   first  above   written. 

GEORGE  L.  SCHUYLER, 

THE  NEW  YORK  YACHT  CLUB, 

I  Seal  of  the  New  I  By    ElbRIDGE    T.     GeRRT, 

( York  Yacht  Chib.  j  ri  i 

Commodore. 
John   H.    Bird, 

Secretary. 
In   the   presence   of   H.    D.   Hamilton. 

After  the  reading  of  the  new  deed,  the  following 
resolution    was    unanimously   passed  :  — 

Resolved,  That  the  New  York  Yacht  Club  accepts  the  Cup 
won  by  the  schooner-j^acht  Am,erica,  upon  the  terms  and 
conditions  stated  in  the  deed  of  gift  executed  and  delivered  by 
George  L.  Schuyler  as  surviving  owner  thereof  to  it,  bearing 
date  the  25th  day  of  October,  1887,  and  hereby  testifies  and 
confirms  the  acts  of  the  Commodore  and  Secretary  of  this  club 
in  joining  in  the  execution  and  acceptance  of  said  deed  of 
gift. 

Resolved,  That  the  deed  of  gift  of  the  America's  Cup  be 
entered  at  length  upon  the  minutes  of  this  club,  and  that  the 
Secretary  be  and  is  hereby  requested  to  furnish  to  all  foreign 
yacht   clubs  a   copy   thereof.    ' 


BIOGRAPHICAL     SKETCHES 


CHAELES  J.  PAINE  AND  EDWARD  BURGESS. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH 


CHARLES     J.    PAINE 


Charles  Jacksox  Patne  avus  born  in  Boston  in  the  year 
lf^33,  being  the  eldest  of  three  brothers,  —  Charles  J., 
William  C,  and  Robert  T.  He  has  three  sisters,  all  un- 
married. His  l)rother  AVilliani,  AA'hose  country  residence 
is  at  Beverly  Farms,  <iraduated  at  the  head  of  liis  class 
in  Harvard  University,  and  subsequently  left  West  Point 
number  one  in  his  class.  He  was  in  the  army  but  a 
short  time.  Robert  T.  is  Avell  known  for  his  interest  in 
all  philanthropical  and  public  movements.  Charles  Jackson 
Paine's  name  is  borne  upon  the  list  of  graduates  of 
Harvard  University  in  the  year  1853;  among  his  classmates 
being  such  men  as  John  Quinc}'  Adams,  All)ert  Gallatin 
Browne,  Uriel  H.  Crocker,  Elbridge  Jefferson  Cutler, 
Wilder  Dwight,  Charles  AV.  Eliot,  Arthur  Theodore  Lyman, 
Robert  S.  Rantoul,  John  D.  Washburn,  Aaron  D.  Weld, 
and  Justin  AVinsor.  Mr.  Paine  studied  law,  and  is  still 
recognized  as  a  lawyer  by  profession ;  but  it  does  not 
appear  that  he  has  ever  practised.  He  inherited  a  modest 
property,  and  ujion  his  marriage  with  a  daughter  of  tiie 
late    flohn    lirvant     he    found    his    bclonuin<2:s    verv    consider- 


96  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

ably  increased.  The  father  of  his  bride  was  the  senior 
member  of  the  old  mercantile  firm  of  Bryant  &  Sturgis, 
whose  operations  began  in  dealings  with  the  North  Ameri- 
can coast  and  up  the  Columbia  river,  and  entering  later  into 
the  East  India  trade.  General  Paine  has  given  his  attention 
chiefly  to  large  railway  enterprises,  and  being  one  of  those 
favored  ones  who  possess  the  Midas  touch,  his  operations 
have   universally  proved   successful. 

General  Paine's  war  record  is  an  honorable  one.  He 
was  commissioned  as  captain  in  the  Twenty-Second  Mas- 
sachusetts Infantry  (the  Henry  Wilson  regiment),  Oct.  8, 
1861,  and  remained  with  it  until  the  following  January, 
when  he  resigned  to  accept  higher  office  elsewhere.  During 
his  connection  with  the  Twenty-Second  he  saw  no  active 
service,  the  corps  being  Avithin  the  defences  of  the  capital 
through  the  winter  of  1861-62.  But  while  in  this  camp 
of  instruction  Captain  Paine  received  a  valuable  training 
in  military  affairs,  under  the  instruction  of  a  competent 
teacher.  Col.  Jesse  A.  Gove,  who,  it  will  be  remembered, 
was  killed  at  Gaines's  Mill,  June  27,  1862.  Gen.  Nelson 
A.  Miles  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Twenty-Second,  also 
Gen.  Thomas  Sherwin.  On  the  14th  of  January,  1862, 
Captain  Paine  was  promoted  to  major  of  the  Thirtieth 
Massachusetts,  Lieutenant-Col.  Jonas  H.  French  being  in 
command.  This  was  one  of  the  two  Butler  regiments 
over  the  regularity  of  whose  enlistment  there  was  so  much 
contention  between  General  Butler  and  Governor  Andrew. 
Major  Paine  never  received  his  commission  from  Massa- 
chusetts, although  it  was  known  that  Governor  Andrew 
would  have  o'iven  it  had  a  list  of  the  regiment's  officers 
been   forwarded,  as  directed.     With  the  exception  of  Colonel 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  97 

French,  who  was  made  iiide-de-camp  on  Butler's  staff, 
and  subsequently  provost-marshal  at  New  Orleans,  the 
officers  of  the  regiment  received  their  conmiissions  after 
Colonel  Dudley  took  command.  Major  Paine  remained 
with  the  regiment  a  short  time  at  Ship  Island,  and  then 
returned  to  Massachusetts.  After  the  occupancy  of  New 
Orleans,  General  Butler  opened  recruiting  offices  in  this 
city,  and  two  white  regiments  were  raised,  respectively 
known    as   the    First   and    Second    Louisiana    Infantry. 

Major  Paine  was  commissioned  as  colonel  of  the  Second 
Louisiana  regiment,  Oct.  25,  1862.  He  had  previously 
been  commissioned  as  major  of  the  Thirty-Ninth,  but  his 
commission  was  never  issued.  L^pon  receiving  notice  of  his 
appointment  as  colonel  of  the  Louisiana  regiment,  he  started 
from  Boston  within  twenty-four  hours,  taking  the  first 
steamer  leaving  for  New  Orleans.  He  remained  with  the 
regiment  until  ^Nlarcli  8,  1864,  when  he  resigned.  Colonel 
Paine  went  through  the  v»'ar,  ending  with  the  capture  of 
Port  Hudson,  where  he  commanded  a  l^rigade,  and  where 
he  was  severely  wounded.  On  the  4th  of  July,  18(54,  he 
was  made  a  brigadier-general  of  volunteers,  and  assigned 
to  the  command  of  the  colored  division  of  the  Tenth 
Corps,  and  took  part  in  both  attacks  upon  Fort  Fisher. 
It  was  "  for  meritorious  and  valual^le  services"  at  the 
capture  of  that  fortress  that  he  received  the  brevet  rank 
of  major-general  of  volunteers,  Jan.  15,  1865.  During 
the  closinii"  months  of  the  war  he  served  in  North  Caro- 
lina    under   Terry    and    Scoville. 

General  Paine  began  his  yachting  career  when  he  was 
quite  young.  He  has  been  a  close  student  in  all  that 
pertains    to    yacht    designing    and    yacht    sailing,    and    Mr. 


98  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

Edward  Burgess  says  that  many  of  the  changes  on  the 
Mayflower  from  the  Puritan  were  made  at  the  suggestion 
of  General  Paine.  In  yachting  circles  all  over  the  coun- 
try, and  indeed  all  over  the  civilized  world,  General 
Paine  is  well  known,  and  it  is  generally  conceded  that 
he  has  no  superior  among  the  amateur  yachtsmen.  "When 
General  Paine  l)ouglit  the  Halcyon,  ten  years  ago,  she 
was  comparatively  a  slow  vessel.  Under  his  control  she 
was  greatly  improved,  so  that  during  the  last  few  years 
she  was  rated  even  with  Grayling  and  Montauk.  General 
Paine  has  a  fine  summer  residence  at  Weston,  Mass.,  and 
here  he  spends  much  of  his  time  farming,  when  not  on 
his  yacht.  General  Paine  was  one  of  the  syndicate  which 
built  the  Puritan,  and  he  was  also  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  which  had  charge  of  her  in  the  sea- 
sou  of  1885.  After  the  races  the  Puritan  was  sold  by 
auction  in  New  York,  and  she  was  purchased  b}^  General 
Paine  for  $13,500.  Late  in  the  fall  General  Paine  sold 
the  Puritan  to  Commodore  Forbes,  and  in  the  following 
spring  he  decided  to  build  the  Mayfloirer.  The  Volunteer, 
his  latest  possession,  was  built  during  the  present  year. 
Its  achievements  are  too  w^ell  known  to  need  comment  in 
this   place. 

General  Paine  probably  is  the  least  known  man  for  one 
who  is  so  Avell  known  that  can  be  found  in  the  descendant 
of  a  family  which  includes  a  signer  of  the  Declaration  of 
Independence,  Robert  Treat  Paine ;  the  possible  author  of 
that  immortal  document,  Thomas  Paine ;  and  the  writer 
of  that  pathetic  song  "Home,  Sweet  Home,"  known 
everywhere  where  there  are  homes,  John  Howard  Payne ; 
—  a     wealthy     citizen,     a     distinguished     military     hero,    a 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  99 

yachtsman  beyond  conij)are,  and  yet  known  personally  by 
a  mere  handful.  That  early  ancestor,  Hugh  de  Pajen,  of 
crusading  times,  might  pass  through  Boston  and  be  recog- 
nized by  nearly  as  many  citizens  as  his  descendant  of 
the   nineteenth    century. 


BIOGRAPHICAL    SKETCH 


EDWARD    BURGESS 


Edward  Bukgess  is  a  iiiemlier  of  one  of  the  best  known 
of  Boston  families,  and  was  Ijorn  in  this  city  in  1848. 
His  father  Avas  well  known  as  one  of  the  largest  traders 
in  West  India  goods  in  the  East.  He  developed  a  fond- 
ness for  yachting  as  long  ago  as  1858,  when  he  began 
preparations  for  entering  Harvard  College,  and  his  interest 
in  the  pastime  has  steadily  increased  through  all  the  years 
he  has  followed  it.  He  graduated  at  Harvard,  in  1871, 
in  the  class  with  Henry  Cabot  Lodge  and  other  well- 
known  Massachusetts  men.  Although  mathematics  was 
always  a  favorite  study  with  Mr.  Burgess,  he  did  not 
begin  to  apply  it  to  naval  architecture  until  1882.  and 
his  first  big  venture  was  with  the  Puritan.  Among  the 
vessels  he  has  designed  may  be  mentioned  the  cutter 
Rondina  ;  centre-board  sloops  Puritan,  Mayflower,  Van- 
dal, Titania,  and  Volunteer;  cutters  Zigeuner,  Pappoose; 
schooners  Sachem,  Gundred;  steam  yachts  Hanniel,  Sheer- 
vmter;  and  the  flying  fisherman,  that  has  recently  been 
launched,  called  Carrie  E.  Phillips.  Notwithstanding  his 
success  with   the   Puritan,  Mr.    Burgess   felt   confident,  after 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  101 

his  experience  with  the  winner  of  the  Cup,  that  he  could 
improve  on  her  lines  and  make  a  better  "all-round  ship"; 
and  as  the  result  of  his  efforts  the  Mayflower  was  con- 
structed in  1886,  and  her  superiority  over  the  Puritan 
proved  the  correctness  of  his  calculations.  But  the  experi- 
ence of  the  year  1887  has  shown  that  he  is  still  able  to  im- 
prove upon  his  own  work,  for  in  the  Volunteer  he  eclii)sed 
his  former  efforts,  and  produced  a  l)oat  superior  in  all 
respects    to    l)oth    the    Puritan   and    the    Mayflower. 

Ever  since  the  formation  of  the  Eastern  Yacht  Club  Mr. 
Burgess  has  l)een  one  of  its  most  active  members,  and  is 
to-day  its  secretary,  ^fr.  Burgess  has  been  secretary  of  the 
Boston  Society  of  Natural  Historj^  for  fifteen  years,  but  has 
recently  resigned  this  office  from  lack  of  time. 

His  remarkable  achievements  thus  far  in  designing  the 
three  famous  boats  to  defend  the  America's  Cup  in  the 
international  regattas  have  won  for  him  a  world-wide  repu- 
tation, and  entitle  him  to  a  foremost  })osition  as  a  naval 
architect   and   desioner   of  fast   vessels. 


THE    RECEPTION   IN   FANEUIL   HALL. 


THE  RECEPTION  IN   FANEUIL  HALL. 


As  soon  as  the  result  of  the  races  was  ascertained,  and  it 
was  known  that  the  Volunteer  had  triumphed  over  her  rival 
the  Thistle,  Mayor  O'Brien,  with  his  accustomed  fore- 
thought and  public  spirit,  conceived  the  idea  of  tendering 
a  public  reception  to  our  fellow-citizens,  Messrs.  Paine 
and  Burgess,  who  had  attained  so  much  distinction  on 
account  of  their  identity  with  the  winning  boats  in  three 
successive  contests  for  the  possession  of  the  America's  Cup. 
It  is  needless  to  state  that  the  proposition  of  His  Honor 
the  Mayor  met  with  immediate  approval ;  a  committee  of 
arrangements  was  organized,  consisting  of  the  following 
named  gentlemen,  to  have  charge  of  the  reception,  and 
Faneuil  Hall  was  selected  as  the  place  where  it  should 
be    held. 

COMMITTEE    ON    RECEPTION. 

Charles  A.   Prince,  E.    B.    Haskell, 

Phineas   Pierce,  J.    H.    Haines, 

Henry   R.    Reed,  John   H.    Holjies, 

Godfrey   Morse,  Geo.    F.    Babbitt, 

Augustus  P.  Martin,  Albert  T.   WnrriNG, 

M.  M.  CuNNiFF,  Horace  T.   Rockwell, 

W.    B.    Clapp,  John   S.   Damrell, 

Charles   H.    Taylor,  Martin  Brimmer, 


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PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 


Ralph  H.    White, 
Eben  D.  Jordan, 
Eugene  V.  R.  Thater, 
John   Boyle   O'Reillt, 
Thomas   J.    Barry, 
Patrick   J.    Donovan, 
Davtd  F.   Barry, 
Jacob  Hecht, 
Timothy  J.  Dacey, 
A.    Shotian, 
Jesse  M.  Gove, 
J.   Malcolm  Forbes, 
Charles   V.    Whiiten, 
Patrick   Maguire, 
Charles   M.    Clapp, 
Joseph   Iasigi, 
Jonas   H.    French, 
Thomas  J.    Gargan, 


Robert   F.    Clark,  , 

Francis   Peabody,  Jr., 
W.    F.    Weld, 
Robert  H.    Stevenson, 
T.   Jefferson   Coolidge,  Jr., 
Chas.    C.   Jackson, 

E.  H.    Clement, 
W.    C.    Barrett, 
Lawrence   Tucker, 
Walter   H.    French, 

M.    J.     KiLEY, 

Frank    L.    Dunne, 
Moses   Merrill, 

F.  A.    Waterhouse, 
W.    B.    McClellan, 
Henry  W.  Savage, 
Thomas   R.    Mathews, 
Austin   C.   Wellington. 


The  Committee  met  and  organized  by  the  choice  of  Mr. 
Robert  F.  Clark  as  chairman,  who  selected  ]\Ir.  Nathaniel 
H.  Taylor  to  act  as  secretary,  and  preparations  for  the 
reception  immediately  commenced  and  were  carried  forward 
with  unabated  zeal  and  energy. 

The  following  correspondence  took  place  between  Mayor 
O'Brien  and  General  Paine   in    relation  to  the  reception  :  — 

Executive   Department,  City  Hall, 
Boston,   Sept.  30,  1887. 
Gen.  Chas.  J.  Paine:  — 

Dear  Sir, —  I  take  great  pleasure  in  tendering  to  you  my 
hearty  congratulations  upon  the  grand  victory  which  the  Volunteer 
has  won  over  the   Thistle. 


I'AIXE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  107 

I  can  assure  3'oii  that  I  echo  the  sentiment  of  the  citizens  of 
Boston  when  I  say  that  they  are  proud  of  the  honor  which  you 
have  conferred  upon  this  city  by  winning,  for  the  third  successive 
year,  the  greatest  yachting  races  ever  known. 

I  feel  that  it  would  give  our  citizens  great  pleasure  to  meet 
you  publicly  on  your  return  to  Boston  ;  I  therefore  suggest  that 
you  and  Mr.  Burgess  accept,  in  behalf  of  the  City,  a  public 
reception  in  Faneuil  Hall  as  soon  after  your  arrival  here  as  may 
suit  your  convenience.  I  know  that  our  citizens  generally  would 
like   to   take   you    each   b}^  the   hand. 

Trusting   that  you  will   honor   us   by  accepting   this  invitation, 
and  inform  me  of   the  date  that  would  be  agi-eeable  to  you, 
I  remain,  yours  very  truly, 

HUGH    O'BRIEN, 

Mayor. 

Yacht   Volunteer,  New  York  Harbor, 
Oct.    1,    1887. 
Hon.    Hugh   O'Brien,    Mayor  oj  Boston:  — 

Dear  Sir, — I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of 
youi-  flattering  invitation  to  Mr.  Burgess  and  myself  to  a  public 
reception  in  Faneuil  Hall,  and  we  fully  appreciate  the  great 
honor   you  propose. 

We  shall  both  be  at  home  after  next  Wednesday,  and  beg 
you  will  have  any  date  thereafter  which  may  be  agreeable  to 
yourself. 

I   am,    sii-.    with   great   respect. 

Your   obedient   servant, 

CHAS.   J.    PAINE. 

Upon  the  receii)t  of  General  Paine's  letter  it  was  deter- 
mined to   hold  the   reception   on  Friday,  the  7th  of  October, 


108  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

at    6    o'clock  P.M.,   and  the  following  communications   were 
forwarded    to    the    City    Council    by    the    Mayor :  — 

City   of   Boston,  Executive   Department, 
Oct.    3,    1887. 
To    the    Honorable   the    City    Council :  — 

Gentlemen,  —  Gen.  Chas.  J.  Paine  of  the  yacht  Volunteer, 
and  her  designer,  Mr.  Edward  Burgess,  having  accepted  an 
invitation  to  attend  a  popular  reception  to  be  given  them  at 
Faneuil  Hall,  on  Friday,  Oct.  7,  1887,  at  6  o'clock  P.M.,  you 
are   cordially  invited   to   be   present. 

A   printed   invitation,    giving   admittance   to   the   platform,    will 
be   sent  to   each  member   of  the   City   Council. 
Yours   respectfully, 

HUGH   O'BRIEN, 

Mayor. 

On  motion  of  Alderman  Allen,  the  invitation  was  ac- 
cepted.    Sent   down. 

The   following   was    received  :  — 

City   of   Boston,    Executive   Department, 
Oct.    3,    1887. 
To   the   Honorable   Board  of  Alderme>t :  — 

The  undersigned  respectfully  petitions  for  the  use  of  Faneuil 
Hall  on  Friday,  Oct.  7,  1887,  at  6  o'clock  P.M.,  for  the  pur- 
pose   of  holding   a   public   meeting. 

HUGH   O'BRIEN, 

3fayor. 

Referred   to   the    Committee   on   Faneuil    Hall,    etc. 
Later  in   the   session  Alderman    N.    G.    Smith   offered   an 


I'AlXK-r.rUGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  109 

order,  Thut  the  use  of  Faneiiil  Hall  be  granted  to  the 
Hon.  Hugh  O'Brien,  Mayor,  on  Friday,  October  7th  inst., 
for  the  purpose  of  extending  courtesies  to  Gen.  Charles  J. 
Paine,  the  owner  of  the  champion  yacht  Volunteer,  and  to 
the  designer  of  said  yacht,  Edward  Burgess,  Esq.,  free  of 
expense. 

Passed,    under   a   suspension   of  the    rule. 

Later  in  the  session  Alderman  Lee  ofi'ered  the  follow- 
ing :  — 

Resolved,^  That  the  thanks  of  the  City  Council  are  due  to 
Gen.  Charles   J.  Paine  and  Mr.  Edward  Burgess  for  their  energy 

1  The  following  acknowledgment  was  subsequently  received  by  His  Honor  the  Mayor 
from  Messrs.  Paine  and  Burgess,  and  transmitted  to  the  City  Council :  — 

Executive  Depabtment, 
Nov,  17,  1887. 
To  the  Honorable  the  City  Council:  — 

Gentlemen,  —  I  have  tlie  honor  to  transmit  herewith  a  communication  from  Messrs. 
Charles  J.  Paine  and  Edward  Burgess,  acknowledging  the  receipt  of  copies  of  the  resolu- 
tions recently  passed  by  the  City  Council  concerning   the  late  international  yachting 

contest. 

Yours  respectfully, 

HUGH  O'BRIEN, 

Mayor. 

To  His  Honor  Mayor  O'Brien  and  the  City  Council  of  Boston  :  — 

We  have  received  copies  of  the  resolution  of  the  City  Council  of  Boston,  adopted  Oct. 

3,  1887,  thanking  us  for  our  services  in  connection  with  the  late  international  yachting 

contest,  and  we  beg  to  express  our  deep  sense  of  the  honor  you  have  been  pleased  to 

confer   on   us    by   such   an    unparalleled   compliment.      We   shall   cherish    with    pride 

during   our   lives    the    beautiful   copies    of  the    resolution   presented    to  us,  and    shall 

transmit  them  as  most  treasured  mementoes  to  our  children. 

We  are,  very  respectfully, 

Your  obedient  servants, 

CHARLES  J.  PAINE, 

EDWARD  BURGESS. 
Boston,  Nov.  16,  1887. 


110  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

and  progressiveness  in  promoting  the  success  of  international 
yachting  regattas,  and  for  their  victories  over  their  English  and 
Scotch  competitors  for  the  last  three  successive  years.  The  vic- 
tory of  the  Volunteer  over  the  Thistle  is  of  local  as  well  as 
national  importance,  and  the  citizens  of  Boston  will  ever  hold 
in  kindest  remembrance  Messrs.  Paine  and  Burgess,  who  made 
it  possible  for  our  city  to  have  such  a  great  honor  conferred 
upon  it. 

Ordered,  That  a  copy  of  this  resolution  be  presented  to  Gen. 
Charles  J.  Paine  and  Mr.  Edward  Burgess  as  an  expression  of 
the  City  Council  of  Boston  for  the  victories  of  the  Puritan, 
Mayflower,  and    Volunteer. 


The  resolve  and  order  were  passed  unanimously,  under  a 
suspension  of  the  rule,  and  were  adopted  in  concurrence 
by   the   Common    Council    at   their    meeting    October    6. 

The  numerous  details  incident  to  the  reception  were  care- 
fully looked  after  by  the  committee,  under  the  direction 
of  the  chairman.  Invitations  were  issued  to  seats  upon 
the  platform,  and,  as  usual,  the  galleries  were  reserved 
for  ladies.  The  decorations  were  in  charge  of  Mr.  M.  J. 
Kiley,  and  all  the  materials  made  use  of  were  furnished 
by  courtesy  to  the  city,  especially  for  the  occasion.  These 
consisted  of  flags  and  streamers,  furnished  by  I.  W.  Wheeler 
&  Co.  ;  yacht  furnishings,  etc.,  from  C.  C.  Hutchinson  and 
Bagnall  &  Loud.  The  floral  yacht  designs  were  furnished 
by   William   E.    Doyle    and   Twombly   &    Sons. 

The  people  began  to  assemble  long  before  the  hour 
announced  for  the  meeting,  and  at  6  o'clock  the  hall 
was  crowded  in  every  part,  and  a  dense  throng  were 
gathered   in   the    square    below.       So   great   was    the    crowd 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  HI 

that   travel  was  impeded,    and   further  ingress   to   the  l)uild- 
ing   was    practically  impossible. 

Within  the  hall,  assembled  upon  the  platform,  were  to 
be  seen  a  large  number  of  Boston's  distinguished  and  well- 
known  men.  Among  them  were  the  folio  win  jj :  Robert 
Treat  Paine,  Phineas  Pierce,  Godfrey  Morse,  Edwin  B. 
Haskell,  John  H.  Holmes,  ex-Mayor  Augustus  P.  Martin, 
ex-Mayor  Frederic  O.  Prince,  Mayor  AVilliam  E.  Russell, 
of  Cambridge,  Charles  H.  Taylor,  T.  Jefferson  Coolidge, 
Jr.,  Jonas  H.  French,  AValtor  H.  French,  Francis  Pea- 
body,  Jr.,  Col.  Robert  H.  Stevenson,  Jacob  Hecht,  Patrick 
Maguire,  Joseph  lasigi,  Thomas  J.  Gargan,  Col.  Robert  F. 
Clark,  William  F.  Weld,  Jr.,  Charles  C.  Jackson,  Lawrence 
Tucker,  F.  H.  Waterhouse,  W.  B.  McClellan,  Jesse  Brown,^ 
Com.  Henry  W.  Savage,  Dorchester  Yacht  Club,  M.  J. 
Kiley,  George  H.  Richards,  Rev.  J.  P.  Bodfish,  Eben  D. 
Jordan,  C.  M.  Clapp,  Martin  Brimmer,  George  F.  Babbitt, 
E.  H.  Clement,  Moses  Merrill,  Hon.  Charles  Levi  Wood- 
bury, Gen.  N.  P.  Banks,  M.  M.  Cunniff,  AV.  E.  Barrett, 
John  S.  Damrell,  Eugene  Y.  R.  Thayer,  T.  J.  Barry, 
P.  J.  Donovan,  George  P.  Chase,  William  Everett,  Com- 
modore Hovey,  Col.  Thomas  R.  Mathews,  Harry  A. 
M'Glenen,  Henry  J.  Weil,  George  N.  Fisher,  Jr.,  W. 
Lloyd  Jeffries,  Henry  Buck,  L.  M.  Clark,  Robert  T. 
Boit,  Rev.  E.  A.  Horton,  Charles  F.  Loring,  James  Gal- 
lagher,  New  Haven  Yacht    Club,  Col.    Henry    Walker. 

1  Jesse  Brown  is  the  only  sui"viving  member  of  the  crew  of  the  America  and 
is  the  brother  of  Capt.  Richard  Brown,  who  was  commander  of  the  America, 
at  the  time  the  Cup  was  won.  He  is  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  war,  and  also 
the  late  Civil  war,  and  was  severely  wounded  in  both  wars.  He  resides  in  Rox- 
bury. 


112  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

The  following  description  of  the  appearance  of  the  hall 
and  the  decorations  is  taken  from  the  "Boston  Post"  of 
October   8  :  — 

"  The  public  that  had  been  momentarily  thickening,  both 
on  the  floor  and  in  the  galleries,  took  note  perforce  of 
this  arrangement,  and  also  of  those  embellishments  of  the 
stage  upon  which  the  photographer  had  focussed  his 
camera.  Above  the  great  canvas  on  which  the  godlike 
Daniel  is  seen  making  his  immortal  plea  for  '  liberty  and 
union '  stretched  a  broad  band  of  white  Ininting,  in  the 
centre  of  which,  in  large  crimson  letters,  was  the  word 
Volunteer,  and  on  the  sides  the  names  of  her  older  and 
somewhat  passe,  but  still  fast  and  dashing,  sisters  May- 
Hower  and  Puritan.  It  was  easy  to  imagine  that  it  was 
of  this  \evy  bunting  that  the  great  orator  was  speaking  as 
he  rolled  out  in  his  grand  orsfan  tones  the  noble  lonorinof : 
'  Let  my  eyes'  last  feeble  and  lingering  glance  behold  the 
gorgeous  ensign  .  .  .  now  known  and  honored  through- 
out the  earth,  still  full  high  advanced,  its  arms  and  trophies 
streaming  in  their  original  lustre,  .  .  .  [and]  every- 
where, spread  all  over  in  characters  of  living  light,  blaz- 
ing on  all  its  ample  folds  as  they  float  over  the  sea  and 
over  the  land,  and  in  every  wind  under  the  whole  heavens, 
that  .  .  .  sentiment  dear  to  every  true  American  heart,' 
Puritan,    Mayfloicer,    Volunteer,    now   and  forever ! 

"Against  the  wall,  upon  either  side  of  the  stage,  was  a 
floral  Volunteer,  and  the  tw^o  were  engaged  in  a  strenuous 
contest  for  a  cup  of  bliss,  to  be  the  possession  of  the 
winner  of  the  general  sufi'rage  as  the  truest  likeness  of  the 
illustrious    original.     The    yacht    upon    the     northerly    side. 


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PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  113 

under  full  sail,  was  ploughing  waves  of  ivy  leaves,  crested 
with  foam  of  cape  flowers.  Her  hull  was  of  M'hite  asters, 
her  dock  of  carnation  pinks,  her  spars  and  rigging  of 
purple  immortelles,  and  her  white  sails  of  cape  flowers. 
She  was  the  pet  boat  of  Twombly  &  Sons.  Her  designer 
and  modeller  was  Mr.  J.  W.  Linnell.  She  was  a  thin"- 
of  beauty  and  a  joy  through  all  her  eight  feet  of  lensfth 
to  the  veteran  yachtsmen  who  gazed  at  her.  '  See  the 
lines  of  that  hull  I '  exclaimed  one  of  them  to  a  companion  ; 
'  the  man  who  designed  that  had  an  eye !  '  An  American 
eagle,  perched  upon  a  stand  above  the  yacht,  held  sus- 
pended from  his  beak  a  wreath  of  laurel.  The  rival  Vol- 
unteer was  about  of  the  same  dimensions,  and  was  built 
by  William  E.  Doyle.  She  had  apparently  struck  a  calm, 
for  her  sea  of  ferns  lay  smooth  and  spra3dess.  Her  hull 
and  s[)ars  and  rigging  were  composed  like  those  of  the 
pendant  yacht.  l>ut  her  deck  was  of  white  asters  instead 
of  carnation  pinks.  Upon  the  main-sail  she  bore  in  ])urple 
immortelles  the  siii'niticant  inscription,  '11  min.  4<S3  sec' 
—  the  ^size '  of  the  Volu)iteer's  second  victory  over  the 
saucy    Thistle. 

"At  the  southerly  corner  of  the  stage,  upon  a  stand  cov- 
ered with  the  national  colors,  stood  the  America's  Cup, — 
not  the  celebrated  troph}'  itself,  l)ut  a  magnificent  floral 
representation,  l)y  means  of  Avhich  Mr.  Doyle,  the  florist 
and  donor,  covered  himself  with  glory.  It  was  four  feet 
in  height.  The  handle  was  of  crimson  king  carnations, 
the  top  of  yellow  chrysanthemums,  the  neck  and  base  of 
white  asters,  and  the  bowl  of  pink  asters,  with  a  front 
of  white.  Upon  this  front,  in  purple  inunortelles,  was 
wrought   'America's     Cup,'    and     upon    the    base,    'Defended 


114  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

by  the  Volunteer.'  Upon  the  opposite  corner  of  the  stage 
stood  a  binnacle  containing  a  handsome  compass,  —  a  du- 
plicate of  that  made  by  Ritchie  for  the  Volunteer.  At 
the  side  of  the  binnacle  was  one  of  the  four  peak  blocks 
made  by  Bagnall  &  Sons  for  the  winner,  which  used  only 
three  of  them.  It  has  a  bright  metal  horseshoe  upon  its 
side,  inscribed  'Good  Luck,'  and  'Volunteer  of  Boston.' 
This  corner  of  the  stage,  as  well  as  the  other,  Avas  flanked 
with  a  small  yacht  cannon  of  polished  bronze  metal, 
mounted  upon  a  mahogany  carriage,  —  duplicates  of  those 
carried  by  the  Volunteer.  Upon  the  wall  at  the  l^ack 
of  the  stage,  between  the  busts  of  John  Adams  and  John 
Quincy  Adams,  was  a  fac-shnile  of  the  Ham  nautical 
clock,  which  strikes  bells  instead  of  hours,  in  the  Volun- 
teer's cabin.  All  of  these  were  presented  by  C.  C. 
Hutchinson    &   Co. 

"Above  the  big  clock,  opposite  the  platform,  were  the 
private  signals  of  General  Paine, — a  blue  field,  white 
diamond,  and  red  cross,  —  and  the  yellow  signal  of  the 
Eastern  Yacht  Club.  From  the  front  of  the  balconies  the 
flags  of  the  Hull,  South  Boston,  Corinthian,  Beverly,  Lynn, 
AVest  Lynn,  Dorchester,  Bunker  Hill,  Jeffries,  Monatiquit, 
Quincy,  and  New  Bedford  3'acht  clubs  depended  and 
mingled  their  various  hues.  Six  national  flags  hung  from 
the  ceiling.  A  portrait  against  the  front  of  the  easterly 
balcony  was  draped  with  the  American  flag.  It  is  one  of 
the  permanent  ornaments  of  the  hall,  and  is  a  likeness 
of  Robert   Treat   Paine,    General  Paine's    sreat-orandfather." 

The  gathering  at  Fancuil  Ilall  was  a  most  remarkable 
one,    not   only   in    point    of    numbers,    but    in    character,    in 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  115 

the  irenenil  good  feeling  displayed,  and  the  enthusiasm 
expressed  throughout.  At  intervals  during  the  meeting  His 
Honor  the  Mayor  would  call  a  halt  in  the  speech-making 
and  allow  the  assembled  multitude  an  opportunity  to 
s:reet  the  jruests  of  the  evening  with  a  hand-shake.  The 
crowd  passed  over  the  platform  in  single  file,  and  it  is 
estimated  that  at  least  seven  thousand  persons  availed 
themselves  of  the  chance  to  shake  hands  with  Messrs. 
Paine   and   Burgess. 

The  following  description  of  the  assemblj-  appeared  in 
the   "  Boston   Herald "    of  October   8  :  — 

"There  was  nothing  about  this  meeting  so  striking, 
nothing  so  inspiring,  nothing  so  profitable,  to  the  com- 
munity as  the  spirit  of  genuine  American  patriotism  which 
pervaded  it.  It  was  a  grand  audience  to  look  at,  for  it 
was  composed  of  men.  Some  were  young,  some  were 
old,  but,  looked  at  from  the  platform,  it  was  a  gathering 
of  voters,  —  of  Bostonians  such  as  Faneuil  Hall  does  not 
often  see.  As  the  long  procession  of  men  anxious  to 
congratuhite  Messrs.  Paine  and  Burgess  wound  its  way 
along,  the  critical  observer  could  not  help  noting  its  char- 
acter. It  was  not  a  jrano"  such  as  miijht  be  called  to- 
Sfether  on  the  street  by  the  news  of  some  victory  of  more 
or  less  importance.  Xot  at  all.  It  was  as  fine  a  collec- 
tion of  solid,  sober  American  citizens  as  the  old  hall  ever 
held. 

"The  American  spirit  is  not  dead,  nor  is  it  likely  to 
die.  The  men  who  spoke  last  evening,  as  men  who  loved 
their  country,  —  Horton  and  Bodfish,  Woodbury  and  the 
rest    of    them, — were    not    apphuided    for     their    eloquence. 


116  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

but  for  their  patriotism,  —  and  what  a  lesson  they  gave  to 
their   enthusiastic   hearers  ! 

"  Whatever  honors  Messrs.  Paine  and  Burgess  may  have 
received,  they  "svill  never  have  one  so  great  as  this,  — 
that  they  have  stirred  up  patriotic  sentiment  from  its 
depths,  and  have  not  only  given  us  something  to  be  proud 
of,  but  given  new  life  to  the  pride  every  American  feels 
in    his    country   and    in    his    citizenship. 

"  Xo  one  who  saw  that  grand  array  of  men  in  Faneuil 
Hall  last  niajht  will  ever  foro-et  it.  For  a  lifetime  it  will 
be    remembered." 

A  few  minutes  before  6  o'clock  Mayor  O'Brien  ap- 
peared upon  the  platform,  followed  by  General  Paine  and 
Mr.  Burgess.  Their  appearance  was  the  signal  for  an 
outburst  of  cheers  and  applause  such  as  is  seldom  heard  in 
the  historic  old  building.  When  the  tumult  had  subsided, 
Maj'or   O'Brien   stepped   forward   and    spoke    as   follows :  — 


MAYOR   O'BRIEN'S   ADDRESS. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  Our  programme  is  a 
long  one,  and,  as  time  is  precious,  my  remarks  will 
be  very  brief.  This  large  and  enthusiastic  meeting 
must  be  very  gratifying  to  our  distinguished  guests. 
The  battle  has  been  fought  and  the  victory  won. 
All  honor  to  Charles  J.  Paine  for  the  enterprise, 
the  liberality,  and  courage  which  enabled  him  to 
come  off  victorious  in  three  successive  contests! 
All    honor    to    Edward    Burgess    for    the    inventive 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  117 

genius  and  ability  he  has  displayed  in  modelHng, 
designing,  and  building  yachts  that  for  speed  are  un- 
surpassed! All  honor  to  the  officers  and  men  who 
manned  the  Puritan,  Mayflower,  and  Volunteer! 
They  deserve  the  gratitude  of  the  country.  We 
hold  the  Cup  that  the  America  won  more  than  a 
generation  ago,  and  we  will  continue  to  try  and  hold 
it,  against  all  competitors,  for  generations  to  come. 
The  Puritan,  the  Mayflower,  and  the  Volunteer, 
with  their  owner,  designer,  officers,  and  crews, 
will  always  be  gratefully  remembered  by  every 
citizen  who  believes  in  American  pluck,  American 
seamanship,  and  American  supremacy.  T  have  now 
the  honor  of  introducing  General  Paine. 

When  General  Paine  stepped  forward  the  applause  that 
greeted  him  lasted  nearly  a  minute,  and  terminated  with 
three  cheers  and  a  tiger  for  the  champion  of  the  America's 
Cup.  He  was  visibly  affected  by  the  heartiness  of  his  re- 
ception,   and  spoke   as   follows:  — 


SPEECH   OF   GEN.    CHARLES   J.    PAINE. 

I  thank  you  for  this  reception,  and  I  thank  you 
still  more  for  the  hearty  greetings  with  which  you 
have  received  us.  I  have  always  known  that  yachts- 
men cherished  the  famous  America's  Cup,  and  would 
make  themselves,  and  would  encourage  in  others, 
every   exertion   in   its    defence.      But   never   till    now 


118  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

did  I  realize  how  entirely  the  interest  in  that  Cup 
had  pervaded  the  commiinitj,  and  how  deepl}^  it  had 
become  a  matter  of  jDride  and  patriotism  to  guard 
it   safely. 

But  this  immense  gathering  here  to-night  proves 
how  general  and  how  intense  the  interest  is,  and 
how  great  is  the  gratification  of  the  community  at 
our  success  in  the  late  contest;  and  I  assure  you 
that  the  sense  of  having  contributed  what  little  I 
could  to  the  gratification  of  so  many  of  my  fellow- 
citizens  is  a  reward  far  greater  than  I  expected, 
and  the  greatest  that  is  possible.  I  fear  some  of 
you  expect  me  to  say  something  about  the  races; 
but  all  who  are  interested  in  yachting  have  read  the 
details  in  the  papers,  and  those  who  are  not  interested 
in  yachting  do  not  care  for  them.  I  wish  to  say 
this,  however,  about  the  race,  that  one  of  the  causes 
that  contributed  to  our  victory  was  the  fact  that  we 
did  not  undervalue  our  antagonist.  We  prepared, 
as  well  as  we  could,  to  meet  the  fastest  yacht  ever 
built  upon  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic,  —  a  yacht 
much  faster  now  than  most   yachtsmen    appreciate. 

I  wish  to  take  this  opportunity  to  publicly  thank 
Captain  Half  and  the  crew  of  the  Volunteer, 
whom  I  regret  not  to  see  here.  They  have  labored 
with  the  utmost  zeal,  and  have  done  grand  work 
from  beginning  to  end.  '^o  better  men  ever  trod 
a  yacht's  deck.  I  wish  also  to  thank  publicly  the 
members  of    the  New    York    Yacht    Club    for    their 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  119 

kindness  before  and  during  the  races.  They  did 
everythhig  in  their  power  to  help  us,  both  by  their 
personal  assistance  and  by  offering  the  use  of  their 
yachts  and  their  crews.  And  last,  but  not  least,  I 
wish  to  thank  Commodore  Forbes  of  the  Puritan 
for  bringing  his  yacht  from  Naushon  to  ^ew  York 
for  the  purpose  of  helping  ns.  He  brought  with 
him  as  good  a  crew  as  any  yacht  could  wish,  and 
it   was    a   useful    and   a  most   kindly   act. 

Only  one  thing  more.  Our  friends  across  the 
water  are  now  thoroughly  waked  up  to  the  fact  that 
we  have  a  Cup  here  that  they  want  very  much.  That 
Cup  represents  a  great  deal,  and  they  are  coming  for 
it  every  year,  and  each  year  better  equipped;  the 
contests  will  become  closer  year  after  year.  But  we 
may  always  feel  hopeful  of  a  ha^^py  result  while  my 
young  friend  Mr.  Burgess  is  ready  to  bi-ing  forward 
a   boat   to    meet   them. 

At  the  conckision  of  General  Paine's  remarks,  His  Honor 
the  Mayor  introduced  Mr.  Edwakd  Burgess,  the  great 
yacht  designer,  who  also  received  a  tremendous  burst  of 
applause,  and  after  quiet  had  been  ^'estored  he  spoke  as 
follows :  — 

REMARKS    OF    EDWARD    BURGESS. 

Mr.  Mayok  axi)  Fellow-Citizexs  :  If  there  are 
any  of  my  schoolmates  here  they  can  tell  you 
that  among   the  studies   T    most   sedulously  neglected 


120  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

for  the  reprehensible  pasdme  of  drawing  ^^achts 
npoii  the  margins  of  my  school-books  was  the  im- 
portant one  of  rhetoric.  I  have  had  cause  on  some 
occasions  to  regret  my  lack  of  diligence  in  this 
respect,  but  never  as  to-night,  when  I  find  myself 
unable  to  express  how  deej)ly  I  feel  the  great 
honor  you  do  me.  To  use  that  hackneyed 
phrase,  "  my  feelings  may  be  better  imagined  than 
described."  I  beg  you  to  use  your  imagination 
generously,  and  fancy  I  have  thanked  you  as  I 
ought,  rather  than  as  my  hesitating  tongue  finds 
possible. 

And  now  let  me  join  in  the  homage  you  offer 
to  the  chief  guest  of  the  evening.  General  Paine. 
I  wish  I  could  tell  3^ou  how  much  our  yachting 
prestige  is  due  to  him.  It  is  needless  for  me  to  say 
that  the  world  knows  no  other  yachtsman  like  him, 
—  his  achievements  show  that,  —  but  probably  few  of 
you,  even  among  those  who  are  yachtsmen,  have  any 
idea  what  it  is  to  carry  through  a  campaign  like 
that  just  passed.  From  the  beginning  General 
Paine  has  thought  out  the  effect  of  every  line,  and 
every  detail  of  construction  and  rig,  and  directed 
all,  so  as  to  secure  him  the  possession  of  the 
fastest  yacht  in  the  world.  These  large  racing 
sloops  aie  most  complicated  and  delicate  machines, 
and  only  the  most  skilful  engineer  can  hope  to 
run  them  with  success.  I  have  been  simply  his 
executive    officer. 


PAINE-BUKGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  121 

On    Mr.    Burgess    resumino:    his    seat    three    cheers    were 
called    for    and    given    in    his    honor. 

Governor  Ames   was    next    introduced   by    the  Mayor,  and 
spoke    as    follows:  — 


REMARKS     OF     GOVERNOR     OLIVER     AMES. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  We  meet  here  to- 
night as  Amei'ieans  to  honor  two  eminent  citizens 
of  Boston,  who  have  shown  to  the  world  what 
Yankee  ingenuity  and  enterprise  can  do.  Massa- 
chusetts is  proud  that  she  can  claim  them  as 
her  sons,  and  in  her  name  I  congratulate  General 
Paine  on  his  energy,  patriotism,  and  coui'age, 
and  Mr.  Burgess  on  his  genius  and  scientific 
acquirements,  the  combinations  of  which  have  en- 
abled them  for  three  succeeding  years  to  win 
victories  that  have  made  every  American  heart 
thrill    with    pride. 

Let  us,  then,  give  to  Gen.  Charles  J.  Paine  and 
Designer  Edward  Burgess  that  praise  with  which 
our  hearts  are  overflowing,  and  express  to  them  our 
confidence  that  as  long  as  they  work  together 
Americans  can  be  sure  that  on  sea,  at  least,  our 
flag   will    always    be    in    the    fore. 

Ex-Mayor  Fkederic  O.  Pimnce  was  the  next  speaker. 


"1 22  paine-burgess   testimonial. 

remarks  of  the  hon.  frederic  o.  prince. 

Mr.  Chairman  and  Ladies  and  Gentlemen: 
When  the  hearts  of  our  citizens  are  stirred  b}' 
strong  emotions,  touching  matters  of  general  in- 
terest, they  have  been  accustomed  to  come  to  the 
Old  Hall,  and  have  their  sentiments  expressed  in 
speech.  These  walls  have  resounded  again  and 
again  to  the  oratory  of  the  patriot,  the  statesman, 
the  politician,  the  philanthropist,  the  eulogist,  and 
others  who  have  addressed  their  fellow-citizens 
upon  subjects  where  they  have  felt  deeply  and 
warmly.  There  is  wisdom  in  this,  as  eloquence 
usually  results  in  action.  But  our  people  have 
never  come  here  before  on  an  occasion  like  the 
present.  IS^o  questions  touching  political  or  social 
affairs  interest  us  to-night.  This  great  assemblage 
of  earnest,  enthusiastic,  and  exultant  citizens  is 
gathered  to  express  our  appreciation  of  the  skill 
and  energy  of  our  two  distinguished  townsmen  —  1 
am  glad  to  know  that  they  are  our  townsmen  and 
compatriots  —  in  achieving  a  great  victory,  —  ay,  three 
great  victories;  victories,  as  you  know,  of  peace 
and  not  of  war,  which  have  caused  no  wounds 
but  those  of  disappointment  to  the  vanquished, 
and  awakened  no  harsher  feelings  than,  perhaps, 
the  desire  and  determination  for  another  friendly 
contest;  but  victories,  nevertheless,  which  have  re- 
flected honor  and  credit  upon  Boston  and  its  people. 


PAINE-BURGESy     TESTIMONIAL.  123 

The  story  of  these  contests  has  often  been  told, 
Ibi'  they  have  been  the  frequent  theme  of  discus- 
sion in  all  those  places  where  our  citizens  are 
wont  to  meet  and  speak  of  the  things  which  in- 
terest them, —  at  the  clubs,  the  hotels,  the  exchange, 
the  bi'oker's  board  —  and,  I  fear,  where  the  con- 
sideration of  seculai-  tilings  is  not  in  order.  The 
newspapers  have  been  full  of  the  matter.  The  story 
will  be  retold  to-night,  but  I  feel  that  repetition 
will    not    tire   you. 

You  well  remember,  fellow-citizens,  how  the 
gallant  yacht  America  crossed  the  ocean  and  won 
the  Cup  of  honor  in  a  race,  not  with  one  boat 
only,  but  with  a  fleet  of  English  boats;  and,  what 
is  more,  that  John  Bull,  who  so  rarely  knows 
when  he  is  beaten,  conceded  the  victory,  claiming, 
however,  if  my  memory  is  correct,  that  if  some- 
thing had  happened  —  if  the  wind  had  been  stronger 
or  lighter,  or  the  sea  smoother  or  rougher,  or  the 
weather  hotter  or  colder  —  the  result  might  have 
been    different. 

You  know  that  the  yachtsmen  of  the  old  country 
have  been  moved  since  their  defeat  by  the  intense 
desire  to  get  back  the  lost  trophy,  and  made  in 
vain  many  attempts  to  do  so.  This  feeling  was 
commendable,  and  showed  the  true  game  spirit. 
These  repeated  efforts  awakened  a  deep  interest  in 
yachting   on    both    sides    of  the    ocean. 

Three   years  ago  another  and    most  vigorous  effort 


124  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

was  made  to  recover  the  coveted  prize,  and  one 
of  the  fastest  of  the  EiigUsh  yachts  was  entered 
for  the  race.  Onr  two  distmgnished  friends, —  those 
we  honor  to-night,  —  apprehensive  that  the  New 
York  yachts  might  not  be  able  to  defend  success- 
fnlly  the  Cnp,  designed  and  constructed  the  beanti- 
fnl  Puritan^  which,  after  a  contest  which  greatly 
excited  all  the  yachting  world  here,  won  an  easy 
victory   over   her   competitor. 

Undisheartened  by  defeat,  the  next  year  another 
effort  for  the  Cup  was  made  ;  this  time  by  a 
gallant  and  generous  yachtsman,  who  would  have 
borne  victory  as  magnanimously  as  he  boi-e  defeat. 
He  brought  Avith  him  a  boat  with  a  distinguished 
record  in  many  English  races,  but  Geneial  Paine 
and  Mr.  Burgess  pitted  against  her  another  of 
their  Avonderful  creations,  —  our  peerless  Mayflower, 
—  which,  Camilla-like,  "  skimmed  along  the  main " 
Avith  such  speed  and  success  that  the  Cup  remained 
safely   in   American    hands. 

Once  more  into  the  breach,  —  another  race  was 
demanded,  and  now  the  Scot  proposed  to  take  a 
hand  in  it,  and  shoAv  his  English  brothers  how 
fields  Ave  re  won.  A  beautiful  specimen  of  naval 
architecture  —  a  Ijoat  which  had  beaten  every  yacht 
which  had  been  matched  against  her  in  English 
seas;  a  boat  Avhich  "walked  the  waters  like  a 
thing  of  life" — Avas  entered  for  the  silver  prize. 
We   all   remember   the    great    excitement   Avhich   the 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  125 

challenge  made  here.  It  was  discussed  everywhei'c. 
The  "  coming  race "  divided  with  politics  public 
attention.  Our  ignorance  of  the  qualities  and 
measurements  of  the  Scotch  boat  intensified  for 
some  time  the  excitement.  The  yachtsmen  here, 
and  those  versed  in  yachting  matters,  felt,  perhaps, 
no  alarm  as  to  the  result;  but  those  who  knew 
less  —  and  these  embraced,  I  suppose,  most  of  our 
citizens  —  were  anxious,  many — I  think  a  good 
many  —  very  anxious,  for  the  safety  of  the  Cujd. 
I  am  ashamed  to  say  that  I  was  of  the  latter 
class,  for  I  was  greatly  alarmed.  But  again  our 
gallant  friends  came  to  the  rescue,  and  showed 
themselves  equal  to  the  demands  of  the  occasion. 
They  designed  and  built  another  defender,  —  the 
victorious  Volunteer,  —  which  showed  her  Scotch 
rival  that  on  the  sea  the  race  is  to  the  swift, 
however  it  may  be  on  land;  for  the  thunders  of  a 
hundred  cannons,  and  the  plaudits  of  thousands  of 
delighted  spectators,  soon  proclaimed  the  third 
triumph    of  Paine    and    Burgess. 

We  should  be  grateful  to  them.  AVe  are  grateful. 
These  victories  mean  something  more  than  mere 
sporting  success.  They  mean  that  the  old  American 
skill  in  constructing  naval  craft  —  the  old  American 
superiority  in  seamanship  —  still  survives.  They 
mean  the  value  of  thought  and  study,  and  perse- 
verance and  courage.  They  mean  that  mere  acci- 
dent   or    luck     cannot    be    relied    upon    to    produce 


1 26  PAINE-BUllGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

certain  desired  results  in  ship  construction,  but  that 
the  perception  of  true  fixed  rules  of  form,  and  their 
application  to  certain  conditions,  are  requisites  for 
the  sure  attainment  of  specific  ends.  They  mean 
tliat  hereafter  the  reasoning  faculty,  and  not "  the  rule 
of  the  thumb,"  must  be  employed  when  we  would 
glide  swiftly  over  the  seas.  They  mean  the  elevation 
of  naval  architecture  from  an  art  to  a  science. 

These  victories  also  mean  naval  reform  ;  that  our 
war-ships  shall  hei-eafter  have  speed,  —  one  of  the 
most  important  factors  of  success  in  sea-fights,  — 
for  the  government  cannot  fail  to  employ  the  genius 
of  Mr.  Burgess  in  modelling  our  national  ships. 

My  five  minutes  of  time  are  not  sufficient  to  point 
out  all  the  value  of  his  work,  and  I  shall  not  attempt 
to  do  so.  I  am  glad  that  our  citizens  appreciate  so 
fully  what  he  and  General  Paine  have  done.  I  am 
glad  that  they  feel  so  generally  —  let  me  rather  say 
so  unanimously  —  grateful  to  them  for  the  honor  they 
have  brought  to  the  city. 

St.  Paul  says  that  "  in  everything  we  should  give 
thanks."  After  his .  sea-experience,  so  graphically 
described  in  Scripture,  he  probably  knew  something 
about  boats,  and  would  doubtless  approve  our  thanks- 
giving to  General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess  if  he  were 
here  to-night  ;  so  let  us  obey  the  injunction,  and 
give  them  our  most  grateful  thanks. 

Boston  has  been  sometimes  called  "  the  Athens  of 
America."     If  we  resemble  the  Athenians  of  old  we 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  127 

should  give  golden  crowns,  or  their  equivalent,  to 
the  designers  and  builders  of  our  three  naval  graces, 
—  the  Puritan,  the  Mayflower,  and  the  Volunteer; 
for,  if  I  rightly  remember  my  college  reading,  our 
prototypes  gave  such  rewards,  not  only  to  the  victors 
in  sea-fights,  but  to  those  who  had  the  best-appointed 
and  swiftest  triremes,  and  managed  them  most  suc- 
cessfully. 

Let,  therefore,  the  subscription  in  behalf  of  our  two 
friends  —  which,  I  understand,  has  been  started  by 
the  Xew  York  Yacht  Club  —  become  a  national  one, 
so  that  the  testimonial  shall  be  every  waj^  most 
valuable,  and  let  Boston  do  its  full  part. 

By  the  way,  I  don't  know  how  the  honors  of  these 
triumphs  are  to  be  divided  between  the  two  gentle- 
men ;  but,  if  there  be  any  disagreement,  I  will  say, 
as  President  Lincoln  said,  when  two  of  our  generals 
wei-e  contending  for  the  glory  of  a  victory  which 
both  helped  to  achieve,  "  Have  no  discussion ;  there 
is  glory  to  go  round  so  as  to  give  each  all  that  he 
can  want." 

Mayor  O'Brien  here  read  a  telegram  to  the  following- 
effect  :  — 

"  Marbleiiead. 
^^  The    Yolnnteer   arrived   here  at  5  o'clock.      Crew 
on    their     way    to     Boston     in     the    ^  Herald '     tug. 
Will   reach    there    about    7." 


128  PAmE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

The  audience  were  at  this  point  admitted  to  the  platform 
to  shake  hands  with  General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess. 
After  large  numbers  had  availed  themselves  of  the  privilege 
the  speaking  was  resumed. 

Dr.  AViLLiAM  Everett  was  next  introduced. 

REMARKS    OF    DR.    WILLIAM    EVERETT. 

Fellow-Citizens  :  I  observe  that  nobody  has 
yet  noticed  how  enth'ely  proper  it  is  that  this  cele- 
bration should  be  held  in  Faneiiil  Hall.  You  all 
know  American  history  perfectly  well,  and  so  I  need 
not  remind  you  that  when  the  voice  of  Massachusetts 
went  forth  in  favor  of  freedom  from  Faneuil  Hall, 
the  first  answer  was  that  of  Patrick  Henry,  speaking 
in  the  old  House  of  Burgesses,  in  Yirginia  ;  and 
it  is  now  to  the  House  of  Burgesses  that  the  United 
States  owe  their  new  Declaration  of  Independence 
on  the  sea. 

And,  in  sober  earnest,  the  signers  of  the  Declara- 
tion are  well  represented  in  yachting.  Of  three  of  our 
Massachusetts  signers  —  Hancock,  Gerry,  and  Samuel 
Adams — the  name  has  passed  from  our  State,  and 
the  memory  is  getting  fainter.  But  a  lineal  descend- 
ant of  Robert  Treat  Paine  owns  the  Volunteer,  and  a 
lineal  descendant  of  John  Adams  owns  the  Pappoose, 
—  not  a  bad  boat  in  her  way.^ 

*  Commodore  Gerry,  of  the  N.Y.  Yacht  Squadron,  is  a  descendant  of 
Elbridge  Gerry. 


PAINE-BUUGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  129 

But  I  wish  here  to  thank  our  f^uests  for  their  great 
achievement  in  the  name  of  the  scholars  of  the 
country,  —  the  men  of  education  and  study.  Mr. 
Burgess,  as  you  know,  was  not  originally  a  boat- 
builder  by  profession.  He  was  a  yachtsman  for 
amusement  ;  and  his  favorite  pursuit  w^as  natural 
science,  in  which  he  learned  to  perfect  himself  at 
Harvard  College,  and  for  his  devotion  to  which  he 
is  known  at  this  day  by  scientific  men.  He  is  not 
only  scientific  himself,  but  he  married  into  a  scien- 
tific family. 

The  time  came  wheu  the  world  called  upon  him 
to  give  an  account  of  his  favorite  pursuit  and  his 
favorite  sport.  It  said  to  him,  "  We  have  given  you 
Harvard  College  and  the  JN'atural  History  Kooms 
for  your  workshoj),  and  Massachusetts  bay  for  your 
playground  ;  we  have  not  forced  you  to  pui'sue 
any  of  what  are  called  business  paths.  Now  show 
us  what  you  have  to  offer  us  in  return  foi-  all 
these  gifts  we  have  presented  to  you."  Mr.  Burgess 
met  the  call.  He  applied  his  favorite  science  to 
his  favorite  sport;  and  he  has  brought  it  to  that 
perfection  that  not  only  every  sportsman,  but  every 
business  man  in  the  country,  acknowledges  his 
triumph. 

In  the  minute  that  remains  to  me  I  will  tell  you 
a  little  about  Mr.  Burgess's  favorite  science.  Does 
every  one  here  realize  how  completely  he  has 
taken    yacht    building    out    of    the    sphere    of    luck, 


130  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

and  made  it  a  certainty?  Do  yon  know  how  long 
it  took  on  the  da^^  of  the  race  to  prove  that  the 
Volunteer  had  beaten  the  Thistle?  They  had  been 
preparing  for  the  race  for  six  months:  the  Thistle 
crossed  the  Hne;  the  Volunteer  crossed  the  Une; 
and  in  sixty  seconds  it  was  seen  that  the  bow  of 
the  Volunteer  was  jnst  that  httle  bit  nearer  the 
wind  which  assured  the  race  as  won.  But  about 
Mr.  Burgess's  fEivorite  science.  It  is  the  science  of 
insects;  w^iat  the  New  York  "  l^ation "  has  recently 
seen  fit  to  call  "  insectology."  IS'ow,  there  are  many 
remarkable  things  about  insects;  but  most  of  all 
is  their  amazing  muscular  strength,  which  enables 
them  to  get  over  the  ground  as  no  other  animals 
can.  This  wonderful  power  of  locomotion  has  been 
made  the  subject  of  a  beautiful  little  poem.  Mr. 
Burgess  knows  all  about  these  energetic  little 
bodies.  He  determined  to  build  yachts  better  and 
faster  than  any  that  ever  came  from  Liverpool  or 
Glasgow.  He  determined  to  do  so  on  scientific 
principles.  He  brought  to  bear  the  knowledge  that 
his  insects  had  taught  him  in  the  Natural  History 
Rooms,  and  I  can  give  you  the  result  in  four 
lines :  — 

The  Mersey  builds  her  keels    of    steel; 

The  Clyde  her  keels  of    flame ; 
The  Burgess  lays  no  keels  at  all, 

r>ut  he   gets  there  just   the   same. 


PAINE-BUIIGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  131 

The  conclusion  of  Dr.  Everett's  remarks  amused  the  audi- 
ence immensely,  and  he  took  his  seat  amidst  applause  and 
shouts    of   laui^hter. 

Hon.  Hexrv  B.  Loveimng  was  the  next  speaker.  He 
received  a  hearty  tri-eetino^. 


REMARKS  OF  HENRY  B.  LOVERING. 

In  all  our  successes,  which  have  been  prelimi- 
nary to  the  great  victoiy  of  the  other  day,  it  is 
the  ingenuity  and  ability  of  such  men  as  Designer 
Burgess,  and  the  public  spirit  and  the  push  of 
such  men  as  General  Paine,  to  which  we  are  in- 
debted for  the  supremacy  of  American  ideas  abroad. 
Fellow-citizens,  I  realize  that  we  stand  in  this 
hall  packed  closely  as  sardines  in  a  box,  and  it 
is  not  my  intention  to  make  a  long  speech.  I  want 
to    say   just   this:  — 

There  is  a  well-founded  feeling  abroad,  at  least 
in  my  neighborhood,  that  if  the  English  want  to 
have  any  chance  of  beating  the  American  yachts 
they  must  conform  to  and  adopt  American  designs. 
Thrice  have  we  defeated  the  best  vessels  they  have 
brought  across  the  water,  built  expressly  to  carry 
back  the  Cup,  and  it  is  time  they  felt  a  whole- 
some  respect   for   American    ideas. 

As  I  heard  the  complimentary  remarks  which  have 
been    made    of  General   Paine   they  brought  back    to 


132  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

me  an  incident  which  occurred  in  Washington  at 
the  time  another  Paine,  of  Ohio,  was  running  for 
United  States  senator,  -and  when,  as  3'ou  will  re- 
member,   he    succeeded   the    Hon.    Mr.    Pendleton. 

During  Mr.  Pendleton's  last  session  Senator  Voor- 
hees,  who  is  somewhat  of  a  joker  in  his  way,  was 
looking  out  of  the  west  window,  and  he  saw  some- 
thing which  suggested  to  him  a  pun.  Voorhees 
never  loses  such  an  opportunity,  and,  turning  to 
Senator  Pendleton,  who  stood  near  by,  he  remarked, 
"  Senator,  you  should  have  had  a  supply  of  St. 
Jacob's   Oil   in   your   campaign." 

The  Ohio  senator,  looking  puzzled,  replied,  "  Sena- 
tor Yoorhees,  I  do  not  exactly  catch  the  point." 

Voorhees  pointed  out  of  the  windoAV  at  a  mammoth 
sign  upon  a  neighboring  fence  and  read :  — 

"  St.  Jacob's  Oil  conquers  pain." 

^ow,  the  point  is  plain.  Let  those  who  come  over 
here  in  the  future  to  wrest  the  Cup  which  we  have 
held  so  many  years  secui-e  a  bottle  or  two  of  St. 
Jacob's  Oil. 

But,  even  then,  Pm  afraid  they  could  not  conquer 
our  victorious  Paine. 

His  Honor  the  Mayor  next  introduced  Rev.  E.  A.  HoR- 
TON,  who  spoke  as  follows  :  — 


I'AINK-mKGESS     TESTIMoMAL.  133 

REMARKS    OF   REV.    E.    A.    IIORTON. 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  It  seems  a  cruel  thino^ 
to  force  the  speakers  between  you  and  the  men 
you  want  to  shake  by  the  hand.  That  there  is  in 
this  gathering  something  that  glorifies  old  Boston 
you  will  readily  see.  It  is  sometimes  said  that  the 
old  N^ew  England  is  something  that  is  obsolete; 
])ut  these  men  you  honor  to-night  are  representa- 
tives of  everything  that  is  thoroughly  'New  Eng- 
land. Their  combined  achievement  has  been  secured 
by  brains,  pluck,  public  spirit  and  enthusiasm.  As  I 
saw  those  streams  of  people  passing  over  the  plat- 
form I  said  to  my  neighbor.  Father  Bodfish,  that 
their  enthusiasm  meant  something  deeper  than  mere 
joy  in  the  victory  of  a  yacht.  It  represented  the 
patriotic  feeling  our  young  men  are  inspired  with 
when  anything  representing  the  nation  is  pitted 
against  any  foreign  country.  It  was  my  fortune  to 
serve  in  the  United  States  navy  during  the  war,  at 
a  time  when  many  brave  men  went  down  to  heroes' 
graves.  That  conglomeration  of  vessels,  hastily 
gathered,  did  a  grand  work,  but  under  vast  diffi- 
culties. And  to-day  our  uav}^  is  wretched;  our 
commerce  a  shame.  The  love  of  the  flag  is  strono; 
in  all  men  who  follow  the  sea.  I  am  glad  that  the 
noble  crew  of  the  Volunteer  kept  the  flag  at  the 
front  of  the  fleet.  I  don't  care  a  snap  for  stump 
speakers    or    for   the    average    newspapers.      I   began 


134  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

my  career  as  a  man ;  then  became  a  parson,  and 
when  I  go  clown  to  my  grave  I  shall  go  down  as  a 
man.  I  speak  as  a  citizen;  citizens  loyal  and  proud 
we  ought  always  to  be  amid  professions  and  business. 
I  want  to  see  the  flag  respected,  as  becomes  a  great 
country  like  ours.  I  was  up  in  Canada  a  few  days 
ago.  Oh,  I  didn't  run  away!  While  talking  with  a 
prominent  gentleman  there  he  said  that  he  would 
much  rather  we  had  come  thirty  thousand  strong 
than  three  hundred.  He  would  be  glad  if  we  had 
taken  the  country,  and  made  it  a  part  of  the 
United  States.  I  rejoice  in  the  enthusiasm  which 
makes  us  love  the  flag  of  our  country,  and  I  rejoice 
that  New  England  produces  much  of  what  makes 
this   nation    great    and   powerful. 

Sentiment  is  the  inextinguishable  light  of  man  and 
country.  Sentiment  kindles  the  fervor  of  this  occa- 
sion. When  men  are  walling  to  look  up  and  admire, 
all  things  are  safe.  Such  a  gathering  as  this  means 
the  drawing  together  of  all  elements  and  classes  in 
sympathy  and  on  a  high  plane  of  feeling.  It  en- 
forces the  fact  that  individuals  of  wealth  in  our 
midst  are  willing  to  expend  their  means  for  national 
fame  and  public  pride.  Let  us  encourage  every 
noble  impulse.  In  the  midst  of  mercantile  greed, 
political  corruption,  and  material  standards,  welcome, 
thrice  welcome,  whatsoever  quickens  the  heart  of 
unselfish   citizenship. 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  135 

Hon.  Charles  Levi  Woodbury  was  the  next  speaker. 

REMARKS     OF     HON.     CHARLES     LEVI     WOODBURY. 

I  came  here  not  to  talk  to  you,  shipmates,  but 
to  honor  two  men  who  have  done  more  for  the 
glory  of  the  United  States  in  the  last  two  years 
than  any  other  two  men  between  the  ^orth  pole 
and  the  Isthmus  of  Panama.  There  is  a  prospect 
that  the  Cup  will  long  remain  on  this  side  of  the 
Atlantic.  We  don't  propose  to  give  up  the  ship 
in  despair,  or  the  Cup,  while  there  is  a  shot  left 
in  the  locker.  I  am  reminded  that  thirty  years  ago 
the  America  bore  away  the  proud  trophy  from  the 
yachtsmen  across  the  water.  In  later  years  many 
interesting  contests  have  been  held  for  that  tro23hy, 
and  three  times  Boston  came  forward  to  defend  that 
Cup.  Three  times  has  Boston  successfully  defended 
the  Cup,  and  to-night  the  Volunteer  is  riding  grace- 
fully in  port,  and  near  her  is  the  America.  A  tele- 
gram has  been  read  here  to-night  saying  that  the 
crew  of  the  Volunteer  will  soon  be  here.  N^ow 
there  is  something  very  sympathetic  in  this.  Gen- 
eral Paine  served  in  the  war  for  the  preservation 
of  the  Union  under  General  Butler,  the  owner  of 
the  America,  and  it  is  of  peculiar  interest  that 
these  two  men  should  own  the  first  and  the  last 
vessel   that   has    won    the    Cup. 

The  victory  just  won  by  the  Volunteer  has 
again    vindicated    the    American    reputation    for    sea- 


136  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

maiiship  and  for  ship-building.  The  seven  times 
that  American  yachts  have  successfidly  defended 
the  Cup  shows  that  we  are  ahead  in  everything 
that  pertains  to  nautical  affairs.  There  was  a  time 
when  our  schooners  and  our  frigates  were  the 
fastest  vessels  afloat.  That  was  about  the  time  of 
the  war  of  1812.  Our  clipper  ships  came  later, 
and  they,  too,  outstripped,  in  sailing  qualities,  all 
craft  afloat.  When  steam  came  into  use  our 
steamers  beat  the  world.  Then  desolation  fell  on 
our  carrying  trade.  Now  we  have  the  fleetest 
yachts  that  sail  the  seas  ;  a  little  superior  in 
hull,  sails,  and  handling  to  anything  yet  brought 
against  them.  We  thank  our  competitors  for  having 
forced  our  talent  to  develop  their  racing  capacity. 
The  stern  chase  of  our  Island  competitors  has 
lasted  long,  and  I  know  of  only  one  chance  for 
them  to  gain  the  lead,  —  that  is,  subsidize  Mr. 
Burgess  to  build  them  a  craft,  and  inveigle  General 
Paine   to    sail   it   for   them. 

Rev.  J.  P.  BoDFiSH  was  next  introduced  to  the  audience, 
and  received  a  warm  reception. 

REMARKS    OF    REV.    J.    P.    BODFISH. 

I  wish  to  express  my  grateful  thanks  to  General 
Paine,  Mr.  Burgess,  and  to  the  crew  of  the 
Voluntee?'  for  the  glorious  victory  they  have 
won.      I   think  I  can  appreciate    all    that    the  victory 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  137 

cost,  having  been  f\i miliar  with  yachts  from  boy- 
hood. They  were  then  my  familiar  playthings.  A 
great  many  things  entered  into  that  struggle.  The 
patriotism,  courage,  indomitable  energy,  fidelity  in 
looking  after  every  detail  that  contributed  to  win 
victory,  —  these  are  among  the  things  that  engaged 
the  attention  of  these  men.  The  result  was  a  great 
victory,  won  by  American  skill,  American  persever- 
ance, and  American  pluck.  A  light-house  keeper 
was  once  asked,  "  What  would  happen  if  your  light 
went  out?"  With  a  look  of  astonishment  and  pain 
he  exclaimed,  "  My  light  shall  never  go  out ! "  So 
like  him  I  trust  we  are  determined  that  our  light 
shall  never  go  out,  and  that  we  shall  remain  firm  in 
the  determination  to  keep  the  trophy  our  yachtsmen 
have  so  fairly  won  and  so  long  and  gallantly  de- 
fended. 

Rev.  MiNOT  J.  Savage  next  addressed  the  audience. 

ADDRESS    AND   POEM   BY   REV.    M.    J.    SAVAGE. 

I  am  the  only  gentleman  present,  so  far  as  I 
have  been  able  to  observe,  who  wears  a  dress-coat. 
Well,  I  think  nothing  is  too  good  for  an  occasion 
like  this.  When  I  found  myself  invited  to  deliver 
one  of  twenty  or  thii'ty  five-minute  speeches,  it 
occurred  to  me  that  in  the  end  they  might  grow 
monotonous,  all  being  delivered  on  the  same  theme. 
I  remember  a    piece    of  advice   given    to    me    by    my 


J38  PAIXE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

old  professor.  He  said:  "If  yon  write  what  you 
think  is  thi-onghont  an  admirable  sermon,  re-write 
it  and  tone  down  some  of  the  parts,  so  as  to  give 
it  variety,  even  if  you  have  to  make  some  parts  of 
it  a  little  poorer."  Warned  by  that  advice,  I  con- 
cluded to  contribute  at  least  to  the  variety,  even 
though  it  should  prove  that  mine  were  the  poorer 
part  referred  to  by  my  professor.  So  I  have 
written  a  few  verses  which  I  thought  might  be  ap- 
propriate to  this  occasion.  Their  title  is  "  Bostonia 
Yictrix."  It  is  true  that  is  Latin;  but  then  every- 
body in  Boston  knows  Latin. 

Mr.   Savage  then  read  the  following  poem  :  — 

BOSTONIA    VICTRIX. 

Let  Boston   wear  her  honors 

Most   modestly  to-day, 
Here,   where  she  sits   secui'ely, 

The   mistress  of    the  bay. 
V^^e'll   be   not  over-boastful, 

We'll   try  not  to   be  A'ain, 
And   yet  we  can't  help   speaking 

Of  Burgess   and   of    Paine ! 

We'll   waive   the   common  honors 

We   won   so  long  ago  — 
The   lead  we    took  in  letters. 

And   all  the  things  we   know ; 
Enough  for  us  at  present 

Tliat  we  have  come  to  be. 
In   spite  of   "  Rule   Britamiia," 

The   mistress  of    the   sea. 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  139 

Since   some   town   liad  to   do  it, 

And   since  New  Yovk  did  not, 
'Twas  left  for  little  Boston 

To  build  the  fastest  yacht. 
We'll   let  our  sister  city 

Help   hold   the   honors   up, 
And  while   Ave   proudly  drain  it 

Her  lips  may  sip   the  cup. 

We   love  our  English  sister ; 

Yet,  since  the  seas   divide. 
We   love   a  little  better 

The  people  on  this   side. 
We're  vei'y,   yes,   quite  willing. 

She  should  all  Europe  beat; 
But  find  our  knees  refusing 

To  bend,   e'en   at  her  feet. 

The   Scotchman's   thorny    "Thistle" 

Was  meant  our  pride  to   prick ; 
He  hojied  to   see  us  tingle 

E'en  to   the  very   quick ! 
But,   in  his   own  side   smarting. 

He  feels  the   thrust  severe. 
While  from  his   eye   escaping 

We   see   one   "  Volun-iear  "  / 


Thej'  say  we   have   no   navy; 

But  since   our  Boston   sent 
(By  way  of   New  York)    "Whitney 

To  help  the  President, 
We'll    rally   and   stand    by   him ; 

And  now  the   Avork's  begun, 
We  modestly  stand  ready 

To   show  just  how   it's  done. 


140  PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL. 

"Amei-ica"   and  "Puritan"; 

The  "Mayflower"   last  year; 
But  Boston  still  is   growing, 

So  —  here's  the   "  Volunteer  "  ! 
And  if    the  plucky  Briton 

Still  thinks  that  he  can  win. 
Then  let  him  bring  another, 

And  we  will   take  that  in. 

In  short,  we've   learned  to   like  it, 

This  cup  we   won  to  keep ; 
And  now  that  we    have  tasted 

The  blue  and  briny  deep. 
We  here   declare  our  purpose 

To  hold  all  that  we   gain. 
So  long  as  we  have   Burgess 

Well  backed  by  General  Paine! 


Gen.  Nathaniel  P.  Baxks  was  introduced  as  the  next 
speaker. 

ADDRESS   OF   GEN.    N.   P.    BANKS. 

It  is  my  privilege,  Mr.  Mayor,  in  the  brief  moments 
allowed  me,  to  speak  of  one  of  your  distinguished 
guests,  at  least,  as  my  neighbor  and  my  comrade  in 
arms.  To  him  it  is  something  more  than  a  cosmo- 
politan compliment.  It  is  a  welcome  from  the  heart 
of  city,  state,  and  nation,  for  his  vindication  of 
American  honor  where  it  has  been  most  threatened 
—  the  open  seas  of  the  world.  To  his  matchless  co- 
worker —  Mr.  Burgess  —  who  passed  from  one  inter- 
national   conquest    to    another,    rising     steadily    and 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  141 

easily  to  greater  success  as  greater  demands  were 
made,  until  competitors  and  contestants  of  nations 
were  exhausted,  it  gives  a  spontaneous  and  conti- 
nental recognition  as  the  master  mind  and  hand  at 
the  head  of  the  column  of  illustrious  constructors 
and  navigators  of  the  age.  This  is  not  the  first 
meetin or  I  have  attended  in  honor  of  an  American 
victory  on  the  sea.  I  remember  a  magnificent  scene 
in  the  Massachusetts  House  of  Representatives,  in 
1851,  on  the  day  when  the  yacht  America  took 
part  in  a  contest  for  supremacy  in  English  waters. 
While  we  were  in  the  hall  of  the  House  the  news 
came  from  the  Old  World  that  the  America  had 
won  the  race.  Daniel  Webster  occupied  the  floor 
when  the  news  came.  The  day  was  that  of  the 
celebration  of  the  opening  of  railway  communication 
between  the  American  States  and  the  Canadian  Prov- 
inces, and  Webster  announced  the  victory  which 
had  been  won  by  the  America,  running  against  the 
whole  fleet  of  Ens^land  and  Scotland.  "The  Amer- 
ica  has  Avon,"  he  said.  "Like  Jupiter  among  the 
gods,  America  is  first,  and  there  is  no  second."  The 
Canadians  did  not  like  it;  they  thought  it  out  of 
place;  but  it  was  just.  IS'ow,  I  come  to  honor  these 
young  men,  not  so  much  for  what  they  have  done 
in  this  victory,  with  all  that  belongs  to  it,  and  all 
the  joy  it  inspires,  but  because  it  marks  the  path  of 
national  duty  and  honor.  The  great  governments  of 
the  world  are  moving  to  the  sea.     Russia  is  moving 


142  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

to  the  sea;  so  is  Germany;  and  so  are  even  China 
and  Japan.  But  where  is  America?  Her  power  is 
not  on  the  sea.  When  Mr.  Webster  spoke  the  few 
words  I  have  repeated,  the  condition  of  American 
commerce  and  American  shipping  was  very  different 
from  what  it  is  now.  Then,  in  1851,  or  a  few  years 
later,  we  had  a  hirger  tonnage  than  Great  Britain,  or 
any  other  nation  on  the  globe.  England  was  in- 
creasing her  tonnage  every  year  at  the  rate  of  28 
per  cent.,  and  the  United  States  hers  at  the  rate  of 
58  per  cent.  In  1876,  the  centennial  of  the  declara- 
tion of  American  independence,  the  American  flag 
would  have  covered  the  majority  of  the  commercial 
tonnage  of  the  world.  But  it  had  been  swept  from 
the  sea  by  combinations  of  other  governments  against 
ns.  They  sought  to  destroy  the  supremacy  of  Amer- 
ica on  the  sea.  It  was  to  destroy  that  supremacy 
that  they  made  war  against  America.  I  do  not  lay 
the  responsibility  for  that  contest  on  the  shoulders 
of  any  class  of  American  statesmen.  It  arose  from 
the  jealousy  of  the  older  Nations.  It  was  the  feeling 
of  England,  and  of  some  other  governments,  per- 
haps, that  America  was  becoming  too  powerful  on 
the   sea,    as    she   had  been  on  the   land. 

!N^OAv,  in  this  situation  we  know  what  we  have  to 
do.  !Xo  one  could  have  been  more  rejoiced  than  I 
was  at  this  victory;  but  it  is  for  what  is  to  come, 
and  for  what  must  come,  that  I  rejoice.  If  we  go 
no  farther;    if  we    do    not  accept  the    responsibilities 


PAINE-BTJRGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  143 

and  duties  of  the  future;  if  we  do  not  realize  the 
fact  that  in  all  ages,  and  in  all  parts  of  the  world, 
seas  hav^e  been  and  must  be  the  great  media  of 
communication;  that  on  the  sea  are  fought  its  greatest 
battles,  —  all  our  rejoicing  can  be  but  of  little  conse- 
quence. Look  back  ui^on  our  record.  It  was  the 
success  of  our  whale-ships  which  drew  from  Edmund 
Burke  that  splendid  eulogium  on  the  capacity  and 
spirit  of  American  sailors;  it  was  our  Yankee  fish- 
ermen that  captured  British  privateers  in  the  mouth 
of  the  English  Channel ;  it  was  Fulton  who  invented 
the  steamship;  it  was  the  American  clipper-ship  that 
for  a  brief  period  monopolized  the  commerce  of  the 
world;  it  was  the  yacht  America  that  gave  infor- 
mation to  the  people  abroad  of  what  we  had  at  home; 
it  was  the  American  Monitor  upon  which  all  the 
naval  powers  of  the  world  have  modelled  their  de- 
fences. It  was  at  that  period  — 1851  —  that  the  two 
greatest  journals  of  the  world  exclaimed,  one  after 
the  other:  "In  everything  that  is  valuable,  every- 
thing that  is  for  human  improvement,  exhibited  in  the 
World's  Fair,  America  is  so  far  ahead  that  nobody 
else  is  in  sight."  "The  time  is  coming  when  Amer- 
ica shall  command  the  ocean,  and  both  oceans,  and 
all  oceans."  It  is  this  last  victory  of  the  American 
Volunteer  that  for  the  moment  struck  the  world 
breathless.  "It  points  the  way  that  we  are  going, 
and  such  an  instrument  we  are  to  use."  Is  there  one 
human   being    that    does  not  wish  it,  man  or  woman, 


144  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

child  or  grown  person?  AYhy  is  it  not  done?  Be- 
cause the  Americans  will  not  decide  how  it  shall  be 
done.  With  the  Lakes  above  us  and  the  Gulf  below, 
the  Atlantic  on  this  and  the  Pacific  on  the  other 
coast  of  the  continent,  and  with  no  control  of  the  sea, 
these  flags  may  hang  here,  but  the  men  of  the  future 
will  have  a  hard  time  to  keep  their  heads  above  water. 
The  time  is  coming  when  the  people  will  demand  that 
our  flag  shall  be  restored  to  its  supremacy  on  the 
sea.  When  that  time  comes  America  will  win  the 
same  honors   there  that   she    has   won    on    land. 

Hon.  Thomas  J.   Gaegan  was  next   introduced. 

REMAEKS  OF  THOMAS  J.  GARGAN. 

We  are  here  to-night  to  congratulate  Mr.  Paine 
and  Mr.  Burgess  for  what  they  have  done  in  main- 
taining the  honor  of  the  American  flag  upon  the 
sea.  Last  night  I  stood  on  the  cliff's  overlooking 
Marblehead  harbor  and  the  waters  of  the  bay  beyond, 
expecting  to  catch  a  glimpse  of  the  Volunteer  then 
expected  hourly  to  reach  port.  I  was  in  sight  of  the 
place  where,  during  the  war  of  1812,  the  Chesapeahe 
and  Shannon  fought,  and  as  the  gallant  Lawrence,  the 
Commander  of  the  Chesapeahe,  fighting  against  over- 
whelming odds,  was  struck  down,  mortally  wounded, 
his  last  words  were,  "Don't  give  up  the  ship." 
There  was  an  inspiration  in  these  words  to  every 
American    sailor;    and    how    they    heeded    them    and 


PAINE-BITRGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  145 

retrieved  the  disaster  we  have  but  to  recall  the 
names  of  Hull,  Bainbridge,  Decatur,  Perry,  Mc- 
Donough,  and  Porter,  and  their  series  of  biilUant 
victories  upon  the  seas  and  the  great  lakes  that 
made  the  war  of  1812  memorable,  and  gave  us  a 
jalace  and  reputation  among  the  nations  of  the 
world.  The  same  spirit  which  animated  Lawrence 
and  his  coinj^atriots  carried  the  American  flag  on 
the  whale-ships  of  New  Bedford  and  Nantucket  to 
the  frozen  waters  of  Baffin's  Bay,  and  made  the 
Yankee  clipper-ships  in  the  California,  Liverpool, 
and  China  trade  the  wonder  and  the  envy  of  Euro- 
pean  nations. 

In  1860  our  commercial  marine  was  second  only 
to  that  of  Great  Britain,  with  every  prospect  that 
before  another  decade  our  tonnage  would  largely 
exceed  that  of  any  nation  on  the  globe,  but  the 
war  of  the  Rebellion  swept  our  commerce  from  the 
seas;  yet  the  spirit  of  American  seamanship  sur- 
vived the  I'uin  of  our  commercial  marine,  and  the 
skill  and  ingenuity  saved  the  nation  in  more  than 
one  emergency.  Farragut  and  Porter  and  Winslow 
were  worthy  descendants  of  the  men  of  1812,  and 
the  clever  way  in  which  the  Kearsarge  sunk  the 
Alabama,  a  British-built  ship,  armed  with  British 
guns,  and  largely  manned  by  British  tars,  sent  a 
thrill    of   exultation   to    every    true    Amei'ican   heart. 

If  we  have  been  despondent  at  the  decadence  of 
our     merchant     marine     and    the    impotency    of    our 


146  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMOXIAL. 

navy,  and  have  chafed  at  the  manner  in  which  the 
smallest  nations  of  the  earth  have  insnlted  us  with 
impunity,  and  deplored  our  inability  to  protect  the 
Samoans  against  the  invasion  of  Germany,  because 
we  had  not  a  ship  to  protect  the  American  flag  in 
waters  of  the  Pacific  ocean,  we  are  cheered  by  these 
actions  of  our  yachtsmen:  we  see  that  our  naval 
architects  have  not  forgotten  their  cunning,  nor  our 
sailors  the  art  of  navigation.  AVe  rejoice  that  the 
people  of  this  great  country,  great  upon  the  land, 
realize  at  length  that  no  nation  can  be  truly  great 
unless  she  is  able  to  show  her  prowess  upon  the 
sea. 

What  comes  from  these  victories  is  not  the  mere 
facts  that  the  Puritan,  the  Mayfloiuer,  and  the 
Volunteer  have  beaten  the  British  yachts  opposed 
to  them;  but  that  General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess 
have  reawakened  that  spirit  of  pride  in  our  common 
country  that  ought  to  make  us  desire  to  see  our 
nation  assert  her  supremacy,  and  that  she  should 
be  powerful  upon  the  sea  as  well   as  upon  the  land. 

General  Paine  and  INIr.  Burgess  deserve  our 
thanks,  ay,  more  than  our  thanks,  —  our  gratitude, 
for  reawakening  this  spirit  and  stimulating  our 
ambition   to   be   the   first   power   on   the    water. 

*'  Far  as  the  breeze  can  bear,   the   billows   foam ; 
Survey  our  empire,   and  behold   our  home ; 
These   are   our  realms,   no  limit  to  their  sway; 
Our  flag  the   sceptre  all   who   meet  obey." 


PAINE-BUKGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  147 

The  speech  of  Mayor  "William  E.  Russell,  of  Cam- 
bridge,   was   as   follows  :  — 

This  old  hall,  Mr.  Mayor,  has  often  echoed  pa- 
triotic words.  I  believe  it  never  has  been  stirred 
by  a  more  patriotic  impulse  than  that  which  has 
brought  here  this  outpouring  of  the  people  to 
give  a  ro3^al  welcome  to  sons  of  Boston,  who 
have  honored  her  with  a  national  triumph.  It  must 
be  pleasant  to  them  to  know  that  our  welcome 
rings  with  j^^triotism,  and  our  honor  to  them  is 
a  renewed  pledge  of  patriotic  love  and  loyalty. 
If  the  victory  we  celebrate  was  merely  that  of 
one  boat  over  another,  there  would  be  little  cause 
for  this  demonstration;  but,  when  it  represents  the 
best  efforts  of  two  great  nations  in  honorable 
rivalry  on  an  important  field,  the  contest  is  a  na- 
tional   contest,    and    the    victory   a   national   triumph, 

I  have  not  come,  sir,  to  flatter  modest  men. 
N^othing  I  can  say  can  increase  or  diminish  the 
glory  of  what  they  have  done,  nor  change  by  one 
iota  our  estimate  of  the  ability,  perseverance,  and 
generosity  that  have  kept  our  flag  still  waving 
over  the  flag  of  England.  I  have  come,  as  one 
of  thousands,  to  give  expression  to  the  feeling  of 
satisfaction  and  pride  in  finding  that  when  our 
country  wills,  she  can;  that  ability  follows  resolu- 
tion to  make  her  victorious,  even  over  the  "  Mis- 
tress  of  the   Seas." 


148  PAINE-BUEGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

The  test  of  national  greatness  is  not  in  burden- 
some, constant  preparation,  but  rather  in  her  capa- 
city, ability,  and  patriotism  to  meet  the  need  of 
the  hour,  to  hecome  ready  when  the  call  summons 
her   to   the    contest. 

General  Paine,  you  have  demonstrated  that,  in 
the  bitter  days  of  war,  in  deadly  conflict,  in  the 
blessed  days  of  peace,  in  manly  rivalry,  there  is 
ever  ready  a  Volunteer  to  answer  our  nation's  call, 
and  to  carry  her  to  triumphant  victory.  For  this, 
sir,   we   thank    and   honor   you. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Mr.  Gargan's  remarks,  the  crew 
of  the  Volunteer  entered  the  hall,^  amid  the  wildest 
cheering.  On  reaching  the  platform  they  were  formally 
greeted  with  three  cheers,  called  for  by  the  presiding 
officer.  His  Honor  then  read  the  following  letter  from 
Captain  Haff,  explaining  why  he  was  unable  to  be  present 
with   his  men  :  — 

Yacht    Volunteer, 

Makblehead,    Oct.    7,    1887. 
To   Hon.    Hugh   O'Brien,    Mayor   of  Boston :  — 

Dear  Sir,  —  On  my  arrival  at  Marblehead  I  received  your 
kind   invitation   to   be   present   at    the   reception   which    is    to    be 

1  The  presence  of  the  crew  of  the  Volunteer  at  the  reception  was,  undoubtedly, 
due  to  the  journalistic  enterprise  and  foresight  of  the  managers  of  the  "  Boston 
Herald."  Knowing  that  the  Volunteer  was  expected  at  Marblehead  in  the  after- 
noon they  chartered  a  tug,  and  cruised  about  in  the  lower  baj',  to  hail  the  victor 
as  soon  as  she  appeared.  They  fell  in  with  her  about  four  o'clock  P.M.,  and 
took  her  in  tow  to  Marblehead,  as  the  wind  had  failed  entirely.  The  crew  were 
taken  on  board  the  tug  at  six  o'clock,  and  were  landed  at  I>ong  wharf  at  eight 
o'clock,  proceeding  immediately   to   Faneuil   Hall. 


PAINE-BUHGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  149 

given  to  General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess  at  Faneuil  Hall  this 
evening.  I  regret  that  my  health  is  such  as  will  not  permit 
my  leaving  the  yacht  to-night ;  nothing  could  afford  me  greater 
pleasure   than   to   join   j'ou   in   honoring   General   Paine. 

Very   respectfully   yours, 

H.    C.    HAFF. 

The  following  is  a  complete  list  of  the  crew :  Captain, 
Henry  C.  Half;  first  mate,  Charles  Kennison ;  second 
mate,  Harry  P.  Half;  quartermasters,  Charles  Johnson  and 
George  Conant  ;  crew,  George  Smith,  Chris  Folsom, 
George  Johnson,  John  Sarlin,  Charles  Olson,  Harry  An- 
derson, Charles  Lotman,  of  the  old  Mayflower  crew, 
George  Moberg,  Hans  Chester,  John  Beekman,  T^'illiam 
Lawrence,  John  Westerland,  George  Stone,  Andrew  An- 
derson ;  steward,  John  Hanen ;  cook,  Frank  Samdel  ; 
assistant   cook,    Joseph   Mayo. 

The  members  of  Dahlgren  Post  (Xo.  2)  of  the  G.A.R., 
South  Boston,  next  entered  the  hall,  headed  by  Captain 
Bradley  and  the  Grand  Army  band.  Over  the  detach- 
ment floated  a  banner  with  the  inscription,  "  The  volun- 
teers of  '61  welcome  home  the  victorious  Volunteer,  South 
Boston."  The  members  of  the  Post  having  marched  upon 
the  platform  in  double  file.  Captain  Bradley  called  for 
three  cheers  for  General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess,  and 
they  were  given  with  enthusiasm.  Captain  Bradley  then 
said :  — 

General  Paln^e,  Mr.  Burgess,  the  Crew  of 
THE  Volunteer:  The  volunteers  of  '61,  who,  on 
many   a   bloody  battlefield   and    slippery  deck,  fought 


150  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

to  maintain  the  Union  and  uphold  the  honor  of 
the  flag,  welcome  yon,  the  volunteers  of  1887, 
who,  in  a  friendly  contest,  have  made  the  proudest 
nation  in  the  world  strike  its  colors,  and  have 
nailed   our   own   colors   to   the   mast. 

The  comrades  then  gave  three  rousing  cheers  for  the  gallant 
commander  and  crew  of  the  Volunteer,  and  resumed  their 
line  of  march.  There  was  no  more  speech-making  after 
this,  and  the  audience  again  availed  themselves  of  the 
opportunity  to  shake  hands  with  General  Paine  and  Mr. 
Buro-ess.  A  few  letters  of  regret  were  read  from  those 
who  had  been  unable  to  respond  to  the  Mayor's  invitation, 
and  afterwards  the  inmiense  audience  slowly  dispersed.  The 
music  for  the  occasion  was  furnished  by  the  Boston  Cadet 
Band,  under  the  leadership  of  J.  Thomas  Baldwin.  The 
police  arrangements  were  under  the  personal  supervision  of 
Deputy-Superintendent  Joseph  R.  Burrill,  and  were  admi- 
rable in  every  respect.  The  officers  had  a  hard  task  to 
restrain  and  control  the  immense  crowd  that  thronged  the 
building  and  all  the  adjoining  streets,  but  they  performed 
their  arduous  labor  with  their  accustomed  faithfulness,  and 
no  accident  occurred  to  mar  the  interest  and  pleasure  of 
the  event.  Taken  as  a  whole,  the  reception  was  a  grand 
success. 


C  0  E  R  E  S  P  0  X  D  E  X  C  E ,     ETC. 


The  following  letters  and  communications  were  received 
b}'  Mayor  O'Brien,  expressive  of  regret  on  the  part  of 
some  who  were  unable  to  be  present,  and  all  containing 
hearty  congratulations  to  the  distinguished  guests  of  the 
evening.  Most  of  them  were  read  at  the  reception,  but 
the  others  were  received  subsequently  and  have  not  been 
heretofore    published  :  — 

Beverly  Farms,  Oct.  3,  1887. 
To  His  Honor  HroH  O'Brien,  Mayor  of  Boston  :  — 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  regi'et  that  it  is  not  in  my  power  to  accept  the 
polite  invitation  of  the  City  of  Boston  to  attend  the  popular  re- 
ception to  be  given  to  Gen.  Charles  J.  Paine  and  Mr.  Edward 
Burgess  on  Friday,  October  7. 

Both  are  m}'  friends,  and  one  of  them,  General  Paine,  is  my 
near  connection.  Proud  as  I  am  of  their  achievement,  I  own 
that  the  General  is  the  only  commander  I  ever  heard  of  wlio 
made  himself  illustrious  by  running  awa}'  from  all  his  com- 
petitors. 

Yours  very  respectfully, 

OLIVER  WENDELL  HOLMES. 

Boston,  Oct.  6,  1887. 
Dear  Sir, — I  have  the  honor   to   acknowledge   your   invitation 
to   attend   a   popular   reception    to  be  given  to  General  Paine  and 
Mr.  Burgess  at  Faneuil  Hall  on  the  7th  inst.     I  regret  more  than 


152  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

I  can  express  that  imperative  engagements,  which  will  take  me  to 
New  York  and  Washington,  will  cause  me  to  leave  the  State  as 
early  as  Friday,  if  not  before.  As  a  yachtsman  of  seventeen 
years'  continuous  cruising,  I  should  deem  it  my  duty  to  do  all  I 
could  to  express  my  gratification,  as  a  patriot,  at  the  success  of 
the  efforts  of  General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess  to  maintain  the 
high  position  that  our  country  holds  in  relation  to  nautical  archi- 
tecture and  equipment. 

But  I  hold  to  General  Paine  a  nearer,  and,  to  me,  a  dearer 
connection,  of  high  appreciation.  He  served  with  me  in  the  very 
earliest  part  of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion,  marched  with  the  army 
of  the  Gulf,  a  young  officer,  daring,  efficient,  active,  cool-headed. 
He  was  then  a  volunteer  I  appreciated  in  the  service  and  defence 
of  his  country,  and  I  appreciate  the  Volunteer  now,  in  lier  suc- 
cessful defence  of  the  country's  honor.  The  fact  that  he  arose 
step  by  step  to  high  rank,  from  merit  alone,  speaks  of  the  effi- 
ciency of  General  Paine  as  a  soldier.  In  peace  no  greater 
successes   have  followed   the   efforts   of    an}^   man. 

When  a  challenge  came  that  the  best  creation  of  British  skill 
in  nautical  architecture,  the  Genesta,  was  to  come  here  to  take 
away  the  America's  Cup,  General  Paine,  with  the  patriotism,  lib- 
erality, and  courage  of  conviction  that  such  challenge  could  be 
met,  ordered  a  vessel  to  be  built,  and  put  the  design  in  the 
hands    of   Mr.    Burgess,    because   he   knew  his  skill   and  worth. 

The  Puritan  was  put  afloat,  which,  after  repeated  trials,  out- 
sailed all  American  boats  ;  and  then,  selected  by  unanimous  judg- 
ment to  meet  the  Genesta,  the  Puritan  beat  all  England,  as  well 
as  all  America. 

The  following  year  a  new  challenge  came  from  England,  and 
General  Paine,  knowing  that  all  American  skill  could  do  had  not 
been  done,  built,  and  Mr.  Burgess  designed,  the  Mayflower,  which 
not  only  beat  all  England  and  America,  but  beat  the  Puritan 
beside. 


PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL.  15)5 

Again,  this  year,  all  England  being  satisfied  of  our  superiority, 
Scotland  supposed  that  a  better  boat  could  be  devised  and  built 
in  her  waters  than  either  England  or  America  could  produce,  and 
all  Scotland's  nautical  skill  was  devoted  to  the  construction  and 
equipment  of  the  Thistle,  which,  on  trial,  beat  all  England. 
General  Paine  believed  from  the  report  of  these  victories  that  a 
better  boat  had  been  produced  than  England  had  sent  here 
before,  confident  that  the  resources  of  American  skill  in  that 
regard  had  by  no  means  been  exhausted,  built,  and  Mr.  Burgess 
designed,  the  Volunteer,  the  superiority  of  which  has  been  dem- 
onstrated by  her  beating  not  only  all  the  rest  of  the  United 
States,  and  all  that  England  could  do,  but  also  the  Puritan  and 
the  Mayfloiver,  and  the  Scotch  boat  Thistle,  by  larger  odds  than 
they  had  theretofore  beaten  England  and  America. 

You  will,  my  dear  Mr.  Mayor,  therefore  appreciate  my  regrets 
that  I  must  be  away  in  body,  but  I  shall  be  present  in  spirit 
with  everything  that  goes  to  show  the  highest  recognition  of 
General  Paine,  the  boat  Vohinteer,  and  the  unequalled  skill  of 
^Ir.  Burgess,  the  designer  of  the  Puritan,  the  Mayfloioer,  and  the 
Volunteer,  who  never  permits  anybody  to  outstrip  him  but  him- 
self. 

I  am,  very  truly,  your  friend  and  servant, 

BENJAMIN  F.  BUTLER. 

Hon.  Hugh  O'Brien,  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Boston. 

Boston,  Oct.  7,  1887. 
The  Hon.   Hugh  O'Bkiex  :  — 

Dear  Sir,  —  Owing  to  an  absence  from  the  city,  your  kind  in- 
vitation is  only  this  moment  received,  or  it  would  have  had  a 
more  prompt  reply.  I  regret  that  my  engagement  compels  me  to 
decline  it,  as  I  cordially  sympathize  in  the  pleasure  afforded  by 
the  triumph  of  the  nautical  and  scientific  skill  and  energy  of 
General    Paine   and    Mr.    Burgess.     General    Paine    has    aided   to 


154  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

render  the  name   of   the   American   Volunteer   illustrious,    both   in 
peace  and  war. 

With  much  respect,  3'our  obedient  servant, 

CHARLES    DEVENS. 

East  Point,  Nahant,  Oct.  5,  1887. 
Hon.    Hugh   O'Brien  :  — 

Dear  Sir. —  An  imperative  engagement,  which  obliges  me  to 
go  to  New  York  on  Friday,  prevents  my  acceptance  of  your 
very  kind  invitation  to  take  part  in  the  reception  to  General 
Paine   and   Mr.    Burgess   on   that   evening. 

I  regret  extremely  that  this  should  be  the  case,  for  nothing 
would  give  me  greater  pleasure  than  to  be  present.  I  should 
like  to  join  with  the  multitude  who  will  be  there  in  expressing 
to  General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess  the  pride  we  all  feel  both 
in  their  victorious  talent  and  skill,  and  in  the  simple,  manly, 
and  straightforward  way  in  which  they  have  borne  themselves 
as  the  representatives  of  the  country  in  their  great  yachting 
contests.  As  it  is,  I  can  only  send  to  them  my  warmest 
congratulations,    and    remain,    with     many    thanks     to     j^ourself. 

Very   truly   yours, 

H.    C.   LODGE. 

Naushon   Island,    Oct.    5,    1887. 

His   Honor   Hugh   O'Brien,    Mayor   of  Boston:  — 

Mr.  J.  M.  Forbes,  Sr.,  regrets  that  he  cannot  avail  himself 
of  your  polite  invitation  for  Friday  evening's  meeting  at  Faneuil 
Hall.  He  not  having  the  gift  of  speech  can  only  express  his 
appreciation  of  the  good  work  done  by  General  Paine  and  Mr. 
Burgess,  and  his  hope  that  the  young  and  vigorous  men  who 
have  the  subject  in  hand  will  take  measures  to  carry  into 
effect  the   existing   public    feeling   in    some   substantial    and   prac- 


PAINE-BURGESS    TESTIMONIAL.  155 

tical   manner   that   is   worthy  of   our   Commonwealth    and  of   your 

city. 

JOHN   M.    FORBES,  Si;. 

Milton,  Oct.  6,  1887. 
Sir,  —  Referring  to  your  kind  invitation  for  the  7th  inst., 
and  my  acceptance  thereof  conditional!}',  I  have  to  say  with 
regret  that  m}-  phN'siciau  absolutely  forbids  my  going  to  the 
meeting  to-morrow  evening.  If  I  could  go,  I  certainly  could 
not  in  five  minutes  express  all  I  feel  toward  Messrs.  Paine 
and  Burgess. 

I   am,    very   respectfully,    your   servant, 

R.    B.    FORBES. 

Congratulations  from  the  Old  Colony  Club. 

Plymouth,   IMass. 
General  Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess  :  —  The   Old   Colony   Club    of 
Plymouth,    Mass.,    sends    congratulations. 

A.     AND     M. 

Message  from  the  Sons  of  Martha's  Vineyard. 

Messrs.  Charles  J.  Paine  and  Edward  Burgess,  Faneuil  Hall, 
Boston y  Mass. :  — 
Gentlemen,  —  The  almost  numberless  congratulations  that  you 
have  received  of  the  highest  complimentary  nature,  both  through 
the  press  and  by  private  communication,  must  have  convinced 
you  how  justly  proud  and  heartily  appreciative  are  the  American 
people  for  your  successful  efforts  in  again  preserving  to  them 
the  America's  Cup,  and  how  fully  your  patriotism,  genius,  and 
skill  are  recognized  throughout  the  entii-e  yachting  world.  So 
desirous  as  is  every  one  of  acquainting  you  with  their  ap- 
proval, it  is  scarcely  possible  to  express  it  Mithout  its  being 
a   mere    repetition. 


156  PAINE-BURGESS     TESTIMONIAL. 

But  at  the  last  meeting  of  the  Sons  of  INIartha's  Vineyard 
it  was  unanimously  conceded  that,  if  the  club  did  not  con- 
tribute to  the  meeting  to  be  held  in  Faueuil  Hall  in  honor  of 
your  achievement,  a  testimonial  of  their  interest  in  the  great 
international  race,  and  the  enthusiasm  the}'  felt  over  its  suc- 
cessful conclusion,  it  would  ever  after  be  a  matter  of  disap- 
pointment and  regret.  The  intense  interest  manifested  by  all 
members  of  this  club  was  shared  by  all  people  of  Martha's 
Vineyard,  who  from  their  earliest  days  are  so  identified  with 
yachting  and  with  trials  of  speed  upon  the  water,  that  it  may 
almost  be  regarded  as  a  sport  peculiar  to  that  sea-girt  isle. 
In  consequence  of  their  enthusiasm,  it  was  most  natural  that 
their  fancy  should  imagine  an  ideal  model,  so  symmetrical  in 
curve  and  beautiful  in  form  that  she  would  prove  a  prodigy 
of  speed.  But  they  knew  well  it  would  require  the  master- 
hand  of  a  genius  to  design,  and  the  ideal  yachtsman  to  equip 
and  develop  her  speed,  and  ardently  hoped  that  this  rare  com- 
bination of  powers  would  be  found  and  combine  to  convert 
this   ideal   into    a   pleasant   reality. 

It  affords  the  greatest  satisfaction  to  recognize  that  this  has 
been  accomplished  in  the  Puritan,  Mayflorver,  and  Vohmteer,  and 
we  hereby  congratulate  Mr.  Burgess  on  such  a  demonstration 
of  his  wonderful  sldll,  and  have  only  the  deepest  admu*ation 
for  the  patriotism  and  generosity  of  General  Paine  for  cheer- 
fullj"  volunteering   to  defend   our  trophy  from   foreign    claimants. 

In  conclusion  we  confidently  say  that,  as  long  as  these 
gentlemen  continue  to  exercise  their  ability  in  this  dii-ection, 
greater  results  will  yet  be  attained,  and  their  lofty  motive 
will   be   emulated   by   others. 

Sons   of   Martha's   Vineyard,    by   their   Committee, 

WILLIAM   A.    MORSE, 
WILLIAM   H.    DAGGETT, 
CHARLES   DARROW. 


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New   Bedfoud,    Mass.,    Oct.    7,    1SS7. 
To    Mayor   Hugh    O'Brikn,    Faneuil    Rail,    Boston:  — 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  New  Bed- 
ford Yacht  Club,  held  this  evening,  the  following  vote  was 
adopted  :  — 

"  Voted,  That  this  Club  is  heartily  in  sympathy  with  the 
meeting  now  being  held  in  honor  of  Charles  J.  Paine  and 
Mr.    Edward    Burgess,  and   tenders  its    warmest  congi-atulations." 

EDGAR   R.    LEWIS, 

Secretary. 


233    Clarendon    Street,    Boston,   Oct.    4,    1887. 

My  dear  Sir,  —  It  would  give  me  much  pleasure  if  I  could 
accept  3'our  invitation  and  join  in  doing  honor  to  General  Paine 
and  ]Mr.  Burgess ;  but  I  have  au  engagement  out  of  town  on 
Frida}',  which  I  find  it  impossible  to  change,  and  therefore  I 
must  not  hope  to  be  at  Faneuil  Hall. 
I  am, 

Yours   very   truly, 

PHILLIPS   BROOKS. 
Hon.    Hugh   O'Brien,   Mayor  of  Boston. 


Harvard    University,    Cambridge,    Mass.,    Oct.   4,    1887. 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  regret  that  a  previous  engagement  must  deprive 
me  of  the  pleasure  of  attending  the  reception  in  honor  of 
General  Paine  and  ^Ir.  Buigess,  to  be  given  in  Faneuil  Hall, 
on   Frida}',    October    7th. 

Respectfully   yours, 

CHARLES   W.    ELIOT. 
Hon.    Hugh    O'Brien. 


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Jamaica   Plain,    Oct.    4,    1887. 
Hon.    Hugh    O'Brien  :  — 

Deak  Sir,  —  I  am  sony  that  it  will  not  be  in  ni}'  power  to 
be  present  in  Faneuil  Mall  on  Friday  evening  and  meet  General 
Paine  and  Mr.  Burgess.  If  I  were  present  I  should  be  glad 
to  express  m}^  satisfaction  that,  though  our  mercantile  marine 
has  been  nearly  protected  out  of  existence  by  the  War  Tariff, 
and  though  our  navy  has  disappeared  under  the  weight  of  the 
millions  appropriated  for  its  maintenance,  we  have  still  some 
Americans  who  can  uphold  the  credit  of  our  flag  on  the  ocean. 
With   much   respect,    yours, 

JAMES  FREEMAN  CLARKE. 


The  following  correspondence,  us  will  be  seen,  occurred 
subsequent  to  the  rece[)tion,  and  consists  of  Genertil  Paine's 
acknowledgment  of  his  appreciation  of  the  honor  conferred 
upon  him  by  the  people  of  Boston,  and  Mayor  O'Brien's 
letter   in    reply  to    General   Paine :  — 

Weston,    Mass.,    Oct.    10,    1887. 
To   His   Honor   Mayor   O'Brien,    Boston :  — 

Dear  Sir,  —  I  beg  you  will  permit  me  to  express  the  deep 
sense  of  obligation  which  I  feel  to  you  for  tendering  to  ]Mr. 
Burgess  and  myself  a  reception  which  was  so  grand  both  in 
its  number  and  its  enthusiasm,  and  which  will  always  remain 
in  my  memory  as  the  proudest  day  of  my  life.  No  happiness 
could  exceed  that  of  knowing  that  I  had  contributed  in  some 
measure  to  the  gratification  of  so  many  of  my  fellow-citizens, 
and  that  happiness  I  feel  that  I  owe  to  you. 
I    am,    with   great   respect. 

Sincerely   yours, 

CHAS.    J.   PAINE. 


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Boston,    Oct.    12,    1887. 
General   Charles   J.    Paine  :  — 

Dear  Sir,  —  Your  very  kind  letter  has  been  received.  All 
Boston  was  so  interested  in  the  success  of  the  recent  race, 
that  I  felt  I  should  fail  to  represent  our  glorious  old  city  if 
I  did  not  extend  to  you  and  Mr.  Burgess  a  popular  reception 
in  Faneuil  Hall.  You  both  deserved  it,  and  it  is  gratifying 
to  know  that  it  met  with  3'our  approbation.  The  fact  that  so 
many  thousands  of  our  people  filled  the  hall  and  blocked  the 
neighboring  streets,  anxious  to  take  you  and  Mr.  Burgess  by 
the   hand,   shows   how   much   you   are   appreciated. 

With  great   respect. 

Yours   sincerely, 

HUGH     O'BRIEN. 


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